Exposed roots as indicators of geomorphic processes: A case-study from Polylepis mountain woodlands of Central Argentina
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- 作者：Marcelo Pablo Chartiera ; mpchartier@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Marí ; a Alejandra Giantomasib ; mgiantomasi@mendoza-conicet.gob.ar" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Daniel Renisona ; drenison@conicet.gov.ar" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Fidel Alejandro Roigb ; froig@mendoza-conicet.gob.ar" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Dendrogeomorphology ; Erosion ; Root exposure ; Wood anatomy ; Vessels ; Angiosperm
- 刊名：Dendrochronologia
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：37
- 期：Complete
- 页码：57-63
- 全文大小：1823 K
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We detected the anatomical response of exposed roots to gully erosion events.
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We used an experimental approach to test the methodological accuracy.
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Scars on exposed roots are coincident with changes in wood anatomy.
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Exposed root analysis can be used to determine gully erosion rates.
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The described method is a reliable and powerful tool for geomorphologists.