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Development of Root Systems Under Dune Conditions: A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Ogden Graduate School of Science in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Warren Gookin Waterman

 
9781528319744: Development of Root Systems Under Dune Conditions: A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Ogden Graduate School of Science in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

This book explores the development of roots in plants found in dune environments and analyzes how they adapt to the unique chemical and physical properties of sand. The author discovers that unlike other more studied soils, pure dune sand has a very low concentration of mineral salts and a scattered amount of organic matter. The author has termed the reaction of different plant species to the nutrient-poor and fluctuating environment of dunes as 'dune adaptation'. The author's unique approach sheds light on the intriguing and previously unexplored ways that root systems grow and function in an environment vastly different from the well-studied rich forest soils.

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