Significance of tree roots for preferential infiltration in stagnic soils

It is generally recognized that roots have an effect on infiltration. In this study we analysed the relation between root length distributions from Norway spruce (<i>Picea abies</i> (L.) Karst), silver fir (<i>Abies alba</i> Miller), European b...

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Main Authors: B. Lange, P. Lüescher, P. F. Germann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-10-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1809/2009/hess-13-1809-2009.pdf