Nonlinearity of root trait relationships and the root economics spectrum [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2019 Kong et al. use a global trait dataset of 800 plant species to examine the root economics spectrum in relation to root diameter, tissue density and root nitrogen concentration.
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Author Correction: Nonlinearity of root trait relationships and the root economics spectrum [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 Deliang Kong +8 more
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Linking Aboveground Traits to Root Traits and Local Environment: Implications of the Plant Economics Spectrum [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 The plant economics spectrum proposes that ecological traits are functionally coordinated and adapt along environmental gradients. However, empirical evidence is mixed about whether aboveground and root traits are consistently linked and which ...
Yong Shen +5 more
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Intraspecific Trait Variation and Coordination: Root and Leaf Economics Spectra in Coffee across Environmental Gradients [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 Hypotheses on the existence of a universal “Root Economics Spectrum” (RES) have received arguably the least attention of all trait spectra, despite the key role root trait variation plays in resource acquisition potential.
Marney E. Isaac +9 more
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Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities and Their Functional Traits Mediate Plant–Soil Interactions in Trace Element Contaminated Soils [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 There is an increasing consensus that microbial communities have an important role in mediating ecosystem processes. Trait-based ecology predicts that the impact of the microbial communities on ecosystem functions will be mediated by the expression of ...
Marta Gil-Martínez +6 more
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Absorptive Roots Prioritize Chemical over Morphological Investment Under Litter Addition in a Qinling Pine–Oak Mixed Forest [PDF]
PlantsThe root economics spectrum predicts coordinated trait shifts to a heterogeneous soil environment, yet how roots strategically respond to litter-driven nutrient patches is not fully understood.
Xuehong Ma +6 more
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Fine Root Traits across Different Root Orders and Their Associations with Leaf Traits in 15 Co-Occurring Plant Species from the Desert–Oasis Transition Zone in the Hexi Corridor, Gansu Province, China [PDF]
PlantsFine root traits embody trade-offs between resource acquisition and conservation in plants. Yet, the differentiation of these traits across root orders, the existence of a root economics spectrum (RES) spanning these orders, and their linkage with leaf ...
Yiming Chen +5 more
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Functional differentiation and adaptive responses of absorptive and transport roots in alpine grassland plants under nitrogen and phosphorus addition [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceFine root functional traits are critical for shaping plant strategies in below-ground resource acquisition and ecosystem functioning. However, previous studies have predominantly focused on fine roots as a whole or overlooked functional differentiation ...
Jinke Du +5 more
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Discrepancy in coordination and variation of root and leaf traits among herbaceous and shrub species in the desert, China [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionAlterations in life forms could simultaneously influence the variability of fine root and leaf traits. However, our understanding of the organ-level coordination and patterns of variation in fine root and leaf traits among desert herbs and ...
Jing Ma +8 more
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Anatomical Variation in Root Traits Reflects the Continuum from Slow to Fast Growth Strategies Among Tropical Tree Species [PDF]
PlantsRoot anatomical traits regulate water transport and resource acquisition in forest ecosystems, yet their variation and coordination with aboveground traits remain poorly understood in tropical forests.
Jefferson Medina +5 more
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