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Patterns and environmental drivers of root traits across hydrological gradients in old growth boreal forests

Oikos, EarlyView.
Many key ecosystem functions are affected by plant roots and their traits. However, understanding of the patterns in, and drivers of, root traits lags far behind equivalent knowledge of above‐ground tissues, particularly in boreal old growth forests. We surveyed community‐level root traits across 11 old growth forests spanning a wide latitudinal range ...
Naomi Vöhringer, Hanna Axén, Anders Ahlström, Gesche Blume‐Werry, Daniel B. Metcalfe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Informing the potential of mature temperate forests as natural climate solutions: Changed fine root biomass and morphology under elevated CO2

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The land carbon sink absorbs approximately 25% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, with forests accounting for most. Managing forests as Natural Climate Solutions is therefore a societal imperative, requiring models of where and how long carbon resides within these ecosystems. We investigated the effects of elevated CO2 on fine roots, the primary source of
Grace Handy, Angeliki Kourmouli, Marie Arnaud, Carolina Mayoral, Richard J. Norby, Michaela K. Reay, Sami Ullah, Iain P. Hartley, R. Liz Hamilton, Robert Grzesik, Andy R. Smith, Elena Vanguelova, A. Rob MacKenzie, Adriane Esquivel‐Muelbert   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using MALDI‐FTICR Mass Spectrometry to Enhance ZooMS Identifications of Pleistocene Bone Fragments Showing Variable Collagen Preservation

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rationale Recent advances in high‐throughput molecular analyses of collagen peptides, especially ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry), have permitted breakthroughs in the analysis of archaeological material that is highly fragmented, a factor that hinders morphological identification.
Pauline Raymond, Karen Ruebens, Fabrice Bray, Jean‐Christophe Castel, Eugène Morin, Foni Le Brun‐Ricalens, Jean‐Guillaume Bordes, Christian Rolando, Jean‐Jacques Hublin   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Fragmentation of Sodiated Species Involving Covalent‐Bond Cleavages for Metabolite Characterization

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rationale Electrospray (ESI), the most popular desorption/ionization technique used in mass spectrometry‐based metabolomics, generates both protonated and deprotonated molecules, as well as adduct ions, sodium being the most frequent monoatomic cation entering their composition.
Annelaure Damont, Ekaterina Darii, Chenqin Cao, Anaïs Legrand, Alain Perret, Sylvain Dechaumet, Amina S. Woods, Christophe Junot, Jean‐Claude Tabet, François Fenaille   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient water‐soluble blue/red‐emissive carbon dots matching plant absorption spectra: Synthesis, tunable control, and their applications in promoting plant growth

Responsive Materials, EarlyView.
Guided by the spectral demand of plant photosystems, this review summarizes the synthesis, emission regulation, dual‐emission design, and gram‐scale production of CDs for agricultural applications. Spectrally matched blue‐ and red‐emissive CDs enhance plant light utilization by converting underutilized light into photosynthetically active radiation and
Yijing Chen, Ziyue Mu, Haoran Zhang, Xuejie Zhang, Wei Li, Bingfu Lei   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diet, phenology and body size shape nutrient release by songbirds

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Animals can dramatically alter ecosystem structure and function through the cycling and transport of nutrients in their waste. While birds are particularly capable of influencing nutrient cycles due to their high mobility, abundance, metabolism and functional diversity,
Linsey Chen, Alexander S. Flecker, Ethan S. Duvall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecosystem openness to nitrogen and phosphorus controlled by fertilisation, mowing and plant diversity in a grassland

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Ecosystem openness to nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is determined by the balance of N and P inputs (e.g. fertiliser) and outputs (biomass removal). Plant biodiversity enhances nutrient use efficiency due to species' complementary uptake driven by their variation in ...
Bahareh Bicharanloo, Milad Bagheri Shirvan, Timothy R. Cavagnaro, Claudia Keitel, Feike A. Dijkstra   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitation influences when trees grow, but not growth rate in a dry temperate forest

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Accurately predicting the role of forests in the global carbon cycle requires a detailed understanding of the factors mediating the timing and magnitude of radial stem growth. While weather conditions and topo‐edaphic factors play a critical role in mediating short‐term
Erin McCann, Marko J. Spasojevic
wiley   +1 more source

Alleviation of phosphorus rather than nitrogen limitation driven by permafrost and landscape effects on Dahurian larch forests

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Permafrost thaw is reshaping nutrient dynamics in boreal forests, but its impacts on tree nutrient limitation and functional strategies remain poorly understood. Clarifying these responses is crucial for predicting the response of boreal forests to climate change.
Qiyue Fu, Liang Shi, Zhaopeng Song, Boyi Liang, Honglin He, Kun Yang, Weihua Zhang, Lisha Lyu, Anatoly S. Prokushkin, Hongyan Liu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The negative effects of an allelopathic invader on native plant photosynthesis are amplified after tree canopy closure

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Many invasive plants produce antimicrobial allelopathic compounds that disrupt plant–fungal symbioses of native species in the communities they invade, influencing nutrient and water provisioning that support photosynthesis.
Evan A. Perkowski, Kieran Carroll, Jessie Mutz, Snehanjana Chatterjee, Xianyu Yang, Lalasia Bialic‐Murphy, Stephanie N. Kivlin, Susan Kalisz, Nicholas G. Smith   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source