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THE RHIZOTRON - USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

The Rhizotron, completed in September 2005 in Houghton, Michigan, features 24 windows to observe belowground processes. Each window is divided into removable panels for conducting experiments. Witness soil fungi, Northern Hardwood root growth, earthworm tunnels, slug eggs, and more.

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THE RHIZOTRON - USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

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  1. THE RHIZOTRON - USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station Completed September 2005 in Houghton, Michigan

  2. The Rhizotron has 24 windows used to view belowground processes

  3. Each window is sub-divided into 15 panels that may be removed individually to conduct experiments. 1.5 meters 1.0 meter

  4. Soil Fungi, spring 2006

  5. Northern Hardwood root growth, August 2006 30 cm

  6. Northern Hardwood root growth, one month later (September 2006) 30 cm

  7. An earthworm tunnels through an organic soil layer ~6 cm

  8. Slug eggs laid in a burrow about 5 inches underground 4.8 cm

  9. A centipede squeezes through a small void between the soil and glass 4.8 cm

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