Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below-ground contributions to terrestrial biosphere processes

Sensitivity of four ecological models to adjustments in fine root turnover rate

(2015) M. Luke McCormack et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Improving the representation of roots in terrestrial models

(2014) Erica A.H. Smithwick et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Mycorrhiza-mediated competition between plants and decomposers drives soil carbon storage

(2014) Colin Averill et al.   NATURE

Root structural and functional dynamics in terrestrial biosphere models - evaluation and recommendations

(2014) Jeffrey M. Warren et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Reconcilable differences: a joint calibration of fine-root turnover times with radiocarbon and minirhizotrons

(2014) Bernhard Ahrens et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Using root form to improve our understanding of root function

(2014) Colleen M. Iversen   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Leading dimensions in absorptive root trait variation across 96 subtropical forest species

(2014) Deliang Kong et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Relation of fine root distribution to soil C in a Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation in subtropical China

(2014) Yingchun Liao et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Arbuscular mycorrhiza and nitrogen: implications for individual plants through to ecosystems

(2014) Angela Hodge et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

It's Complicated: Intraroot System Variability of Respiration and Morphological Traits in Four Deciduous Tree Species

(2014) B. Rewald et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Continuous Incorporation of Carbon into Existing Sassafras albidum Fine Roots and Its Implications for Estimating Root Turnover

(2014) Thomas S. Adams et al.   PLoS One

Acquisition of ephemeral module in roots: a new view and test

(2014) Deliang Kong et al.   Scientific Reports

Nonstructural Carbon in Woody Plants

(2013) Michael C. Dietze et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Sampling volume in root studies: the pitfalls of under-sampling exposed using accumulation curves

(2013) Benton N. Taylor et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Fine Root Branch Orders Contribute Differentially to Uptake, Allocation, and Return of Potentially Toxic Metals

(2013) Ying-Ying Guo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The function of melanin in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Cenococcum geophilum under water stress

(2013) Christopher W. Fernandez et al.   Fungal Ecology

Stored carbon partly fuels fine-root respiration but is not used for production of new fine roots

(2013) Douglas J. Lynch et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

In situhigh-frequency observations of mycorrhizas

(2013) Michael F. Allen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The mycorrhizal-associated nutrient economy: a new framework for predicting carbon-nutrient couplings in temperate forests

(2013) Richard P. Phillips et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Fine root turnover and litter production of Norway spruce in a long-term temperature and nutrient manipulation experiment

(2013) Jaana Leppälammi-Kujansuu et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Water Uptake along the Length of Grapevine Fine Roots: Developmental Anatomy, Tissue-Specific Aquaporin Expression, and Pathways of Water Transport

(2013) G. A. Gambetta et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Variation of the Linkage of Root Function with Root Branch Order

(2013) Yingqian Long et al.   PLoS One

Roots and Associated Fungi Drive Long-Term Carbon Sequestration in Boreal Forest

(2013) K. E. Clemmensen et al.   SCIENCE

A trait-based framework to understand life history of mycorrhizal fungi

(2013) Pierre-Luc Chagnon et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Avoiding transport bottlenecks in an expanding root system: Xylem vessel development in fibrous and pioneer roots under field conditions

(2012) Agnieszka Bagniewska-Zadworna et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Roots and fungi accelerate carbon and nitrogen cycling in forests exposed to elevated CO2

(2012) Richard P. Phillips et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Phenotypic plasticity and water flux rates of Citrus root orders under salinity

(2012) Boris Rewald et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Seasonal dynamics and age of stemwood nonstructural carbohydrates in temperate forest trees

(2012) Andrew D. Richardson et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees

(2012) M. Luke McCormack et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Insights into root growth, function, and mycorrhizal abundance from chemical and isotopic data across root orders

(2012) Andrew Ouimette et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Slow decomposition and limited nitrogen release by lower order roots in eight Chinese temperate and subtropical trees

(2012) Yanmei Xiong et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Indirect Methods Produce Higher Estimates of Fine Root Production and Turnover Rates than Direct Methods

(2012) Z. Y. Yuan et al.   PLoS One

Evaluation of methods to estimate production, biomass and turnover of ectomycorrhizal mycelium in forests soils – A review

(2012) H. Wallander et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Plant root distributions and nitrogen uptake predicted by a hypothesis of optimal root foraging

(2012) Ross E. McMurtrie et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Evolutionarily Stable Strategy Carbon Allocation to Foliage, Wood, and Fine Roots in Trees Competing for Light and Nitrogen: An Analytically Tractable, Individual-Based Model and Quantitative Comparisons to Data

(2011) Ray Dybzinski et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

The role of chitin in the decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal litter

(2011) Christopher W. Fernandez et al.   ECOLOGY

Organic nutrient uptake by mycorrhizal fungi enhances ecosystem carbon storage: a model-based assessment

(2011) Kate H. Orwin et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Importance of root derived carbon for soil organic matter storage in a temperate old-growth beech forest – Evidence from C, N and 14C content

(2011) Cindy Tefs et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Chronic N deposition alters root respiration-tissue N relationship in northern hardwood forests

(2011) Andrew J. Burton et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Fine root foraging strategies in Norway spruce forests across a European climate gradient

(2011) Ivika Ostonen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

TRY - a global database of plant traits

(2011) J. KATTGE et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Species- and community-level patterns in fine root traits along a 120 000-year soil chronosequence in temperate rain forest

(2011) Robert J. Holdaway et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

(2011) Michael W. I. Schmidt et al.   NATURE

Introducing short roots in a desert perennial: anatomy and spatiotemporal foraging responses to increased precipitation

(2011) Roberto Salguero-Gómez et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Contrasting the morphology, anatomy and fungal colonization of new pioneer and fibrous roots

(2011) Marcin Zadworny et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The allocation of ecosystem net primary productivity in tropical forests

(2011) Y. Malhi et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Functional relationships between morphology and respiration of fine roots in two Chinese temperate tree species

(2011) Tao Sun et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Effect of nitrogen fertilizer, root branch order and temperature on respiration and tissue N concentration of fine roots in Larix gmelinii and Fraxinus mandshurica

(2011) S. Jia et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Decomposition of the finest root branching orders: linking belowground dynamics to fine-root function and structure

(2010) Marc Goebel et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Soil Fungi Respond More Strongly than Fine Roots to Elevated CO2 in a Model Regenerating Longleaf Pine-Wiregrass Ecosystem

(2010) M. Luke McCormack et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Rethinking ectomycorrhizal succession: are root density and hyphal exploration types drivers of spatial and temporal zonation?

(2010) Kabir G. Peay et al.   Fungal Ecology

Carbon and nitrogen cycle dynamics in the O-CN land surface model: 1. Model description, site-scale evaluation, and sensitivity to parameter estimates

(2010) S. Zaehle et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Measuring and modeling the spectrum of fine-root turnover times in three forests using isotopes, minirhizotrons, and the Radix model

(2010) Julia B. Gaudinski et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

ForCent model development and testing using the Enriched Background Isotope Study experiment

(2010) William J. Parton et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Substantial nutrient resorption from leaves, stems and roots in a subarctic flora: what is the link with other resource economics traits?

(2010) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Ephemeral root modules in Fraxinus mandshurica

(2010) Mengxue Xia et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Slow decomposition of lower order roots: a key mechanism of root carbon and nutrient retention in the soil

(2010) Pingping Fan et al.   OECOLOGIA

Tree species fine-root demography parallels habitat specialization across a sandhill soil resource gradient

(2009) Javier F. Espeleta et al.   ECOLOGY

Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum

(2009) Jerome Chave et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Similarity of nutrient uptake and root dimensions of Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir at two contrasting sites in Colorado

(2009) Ruth D. Yanai et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

N concentration controls decomposition rates of different strains of ectomycorrhizal fungi

(2009) Roger T. Koide et al.   Fungal Ecology

Global patterns in plant height

(2009) Angela T. Moles et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Integrating plant-soil interactions into global carbon cycle models

(2009) Nicholas J. Ostle et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Nitrogen isotopes in ectomycorrhizal sporocarps correspond to belowground exploration types

(2009) Erik A. Hobbie et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Fine root morphological traits determine variation in root respiration of Quercus serrata

(2009) N. Makita et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Ectomycorrhizal root tips in relation to site and stand characteristics in Norway spruce and Scots pine stands in boreal forests

(2009) H.-S. Helmisaari et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Root anatomy, morphology, and longevity among root orders in Vaccinium corymbosum (Ericaceae)

(2008) Luis R. Valenzuela-Estrada et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Connecting Genes, Coexpression Modules, and Molecular Signatures to Environmental Stress Phenotypes in Plants

(2008) David J Weston et al.   BMC Systems Biology

Gene expression profiling: opening the black box of plant ecosystem responses to global change

(2008) ANDREW D. B. LEAKEY et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Endogenous and exogenous controls of root life span, mortality and nitrogen flux in a longleaf pine forest: root branch order predominates

(2008) Dali Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Anatomical traits associated with absorption and mycorrhizal colonization are linked to root branch order in twenty-three Chinese temperate tree species

(2008) Dali Guo et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Irreconcilable Differences: Fine-Root Life Spans and Soil Carbon Persistence

(2008) A. E. Strand et al.   SCIENCE