A forest is really a community of plants and animals. Within this large community are smaller groups of living things that grow together. Even an individual tree often has an association of plants ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Longitudinal growth strains develop in woody tissues during cell-wall formation. This study compares stems, which have a mechanical role and ...

I have received a number of questions about how to fertilize trees and how to properly care for them after the damages done by Hurricane Rita. The damage to the above ground parts of trees is largely, ...

Soil respiration, i.e. respiration by mycorrhizal roots and by heterotrophic organisms decomposing above- and below-ground litters, is a major component in ecosystem carbon (C) balances. For decades, ...

Tree roots growing at or slightly above the soil surface are called surface roots. Homeowners having trees with these surface roots are frustrated with the additional challenges posed by mowing and ...