Articles | Volume 14, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5343-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5343-2017
Technical note
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30 Nov 2017
Technical note |  | 30 Nov 2017

Technical note: Application of geophysical tools for tree root studies in forest ecosystems in complex soils

Ulises Rodríguez-Robles, Tulio Arredondo, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, José Alfredo Ramos-Leal, and Enrico A. Yépez

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The approach we present has the potential to contribute to the understanding of several types of plant interactions such as coexistence, competition and niche extent. By combining geophysical exploration techniques GPR and ERT we provide experimental evidence of horizontal roots located under exfoliated rocks and in water reservoirs. We also study how the roots access water retained in the weathered rock during droughty periods and the implications for survival and coexistence of forest species.
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