Root biomass and root fractal analyses of an open Eucalyptus forest in a savanna of north Australia

By Derek Eamus, Xiaoyong Chen, G. Kelley, Lindsay B. Hutley. 2002

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Tree growth rates in north Australian savanna habitats: seasonal patterns and correlations with leaf attributes (2004, background): “…evidence that this is achieved because such evergreen and very briefly deciduous savanna trees have a larger root system than deciduous ones; for example Eamus et al. (2002) estimated that there was 2-3 times more root mass in evergreen than deciduous trees of the same DBH in savanna near Darwin.”
Below-ground root yield and distribution in natural and replanted mangrove forests at Gazi bay, Kenya (2008, background): “More recently, there has been much discussion on the potential for woody ecosystems to store carbon and contribute to mitigation strategies to offset carbon emissions (Yanai et al., 2006; Eamus et al., 2002, 2000; Vogt et al., 1998).”
The vertical and horizontal distribution of roots in northern hardwood stands of varying age (2006, background): “Many studies have asserted that fine roots are not sensitive to distance from trees (Millikin and Bledsoe 1999; Leuschner et al. 2001; Eamus et al. 2002).”
Why do evergreen trees dominate the Australian seasonal tropics (2005, background): “These large root systems not only provide access to more water during the dry season (Eamus et al. 2002) but appear to provide these evergreens with stronger vegetative recovery following structural damage from storms or fires.”