The Weathering of Rock to Regolith: Activity of Deep Roots in Bedrock Fractures
Elizabeth Ann Hasenmueller1, Xin Gu2, Julie N Weitzman3, Thomas S Adams4, Gary E. Stinchcomb5, David M Eissenstat4, Patrick J Drohan4, Susan Brantley6 and Jason P Kaye4, (1)Saint Louis University, Earth, Environmental, and Geospatial Science; WATER Institute, Saint Louis, United States, (2)Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geosciences, University Park, United States, (3)CUNY Advanced Science Research Center and Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York, United States, (4)Pennsylvania State University, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, University Park, PA, United States, (5)University of Memphis, Department of Earth Science, TN, United States, (6)Pennsylvania State University, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, University Park, PA, United States