Stable isotope analysis as an indicator of tree and grass rooting depth in a mesic African savanna

This exclosure-based study in a mesic southern African savanna investigated the validity of the Walter Hypothesis, which states that trees and grasses root at different depths and subsequently exploit different soil moisture layers. Root samples were extracted from vertical soil profiles in open and...

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Main Author: Jack, Sam
Other Authors: February, Edmund C
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25975