Table 1 Maximum root length and diameter recorded within each mesocosm with the accumulated area of roots imaged with EnRoot and the associated estimated biomass
Mesocosm | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Rhizophora mangle | ||||||||||
Maximum root length (mm) | 20.6 | 35.5 | 20.3 | 39 | 23.8 | 32.3 | 36.4 | 23.5 | 24.6 | 42.8 |
Maximum root diameter (mm) | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
Total area (mm2) | 70 | 77.19 | 75.6 | 93.11 | 102.5 | 122.62 | 154.52 | 190.07 | 194 | 244.5 |
Biomass (g wet weight) | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.34 |
Medicago sativa | ||||||||||
Maximum root length (mm) | 40.22 | 42.65 | 41.34 | 36.01 | 86.33 | 95.39 | ||||
Maximum root diameter (mm) | 1.20 | 0.76 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.40 | 0.99 | ||||
Total area (mm2) | 48.46 | 50.50 | 59.83 | 100.59 | 219.17 | 227.38 | ||||