文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Liu GuoJun ¹ ; Zhang XiMing ¹ ; Li XiaoRong ⁴ ; Wei Jiang ¹ ; Shan LiShan ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Xinjiang Inst Ecol & Geog, Urumqi 830011, Peoples R China

2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China

3.Econ & Dev Reform Comm Tianshan Dist, Urumqi 830002, Peoples R China

4.Xinjiang Acad Agr Sci, Inst Nucl & Biol Technol, Urumqi 830000, Peoples R China

关键词： hinterland of desert;root distribution;stability;root mass

期刊名称：CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN （ 影响因子：1.649； 五年影响因子：1.738 ）

ISSN： 1001-6538

年卷期： 2008 年 53 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Root distribution and characteristics were investigated on a 70-year-old Tamarix taklamakanensis individual through uprooting. Rooting depth was restricted by water table, and root morphology adapted to resist the wind movement associated with shallow rooting. Root systems had more structural root mass and length on the leeward side than the windward side of the tree relative to the prevailing wind direction. Additional resistance to wind bending can occur as a result of increased thickening of the lower stem along the axis of the prevailing wind direction, and in T taklamakanensis, this thickening is greater on the lee side of the stem. We conclude that increased root distribution and thickening of the lower stem on the leeward are an important strategy for T taklamakanensis in response to wind action in the hinterland of Taklimakan Desert.