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

Tree root systems competing for soil moisture in a 3D soil–plant model

(2014) Gabriele Manoli et al.   ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES

Modeling plant transpiration under limited soil water: Comparison of different plant and soil hydraulic parameterizations and preliminary implications for their use in land surface models

(2014) Anne Verhoef et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Plant functional types in Earth system models: past experiences and future directions for application of dynamic vegetation models in high-latitude ecosystems

(2014) Stan D. Wullschleger et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

A functional test platform for the Community Land Model

(2014) Dali Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE

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

Where does the carbon go? A model-data intercomparison of vegetation carbon allocation and turnover processes at two temperate forest free-air CO2enrichment sites

(2014) Martin G. De Kauwe et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Evaluation of 11 terrestrial carbon-nitrogen cycle models against observations from two temperate Free-Air CO2Enrichment studies

(2014) Sönke Zaehle et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Do hydraulic redistribution and nocturnal transpiration facilitate nutrient acquisition in Aspalathus linearis?

(2014) Ignatious Matimati et al.   OECOLOGIA

A Spatial Accommodation by Neighboring Cells Is Required for Organ Initiation in Arabidopsis

(2014) J. E. M. Vermeer et al.   SCIENCE

Nitrogen uptake over entire root systems of tree seedlings

(2014) B. J. Hawkins et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Role of aquaporin activity in regulating deep and shallow root hydraulic conductance during extreme drought

(2014) Daniel M. Johnson et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Taking the pulse of a continent: expanding site-based research infrastructure for regional- to continental-scale ecology

(2014) Debra P. C. Peters et al.   Ecosphere

Comprehensive ecosystem model-data synthesis using multiple data sets at two temperate forest free-air CO2enrichment experiments: Model performance at ambient CO2concentration

(2014) Anthony P. Walker et al.   Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences

Modeling the carbon cost of plant nitrogen acquisition: Mycorrhizal trade-offs and multipath resistance uptake improve predictions of retranslocation

(2014) Edward R. Brzostek et al.   Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences

Root functioning, tree water use and hydraulic redistribution in Quercus suber trees: A modeling approach based on root sap flow

(2013) Teresa S. David et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Large-scale biogeochemical research with particular reference to forest ecosystems, an overview

(2013) E.D. Schulze   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Regional scale patterns of fine root lifespan and turnover under current and future climate

(2013) M. Luke McCormack et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Forest water use and water use efficiency at elevated CO2: a model-data intercomparison at two contrasting temperate forest FACE sites

(2013) Martin G. De Kauwe et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Development of a Coupled Land Surface Hydrologic Model and Evaluation at a Critical Zone Observatory

(2013) Yuning Shi et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROMETEOROLOGY

Introduction to aVirtual Special Issue: modeling the hidden half - the root of our problem

(2013) Roser Matamala et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Synthesis and modeling perspectives of rhizosphere priming

(2013) Weixin Cheng et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

New insights into carbon allocation by trees from the hypothesis that annual wood production is maximized

(2013) Ross E. McMurtrie et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

In situhigh-frequency observations of mycorrhizas

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

Neutron imaging reveals internal plant water dynamics

(2013) Jeffrey M. Warren et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Rapid shoot-to-root signalling regulates root hydraulic conductance via aquaporins

(2013) REBECCA K. VANDELEUR et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Sagebrush carrying out hydraulic lift enhances surface soil nitrogen cycling and nitrogen uptake into inflorescences

(2013) Z. G. Cardon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dynamic root distributions in ecohydrological modeling: A case study at Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed

(2013) Gajan Sivandran et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Root traits contributing to plant productivity under drought

(2013) Louise H. Comas et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Biological constraints on water transport in the soil–plant–atmosphere system

(2012) Stefano Manzoni et al.   ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES

A microfluidic device and computational platform for high-throughput live imaging of gene expression

(2012) Wolfgang Busch et al.   NATURE METHODS

The magnitude of hydraulic redistribution by plant roots: a review and synthesis of empirical and modeling studies

(2012) Rebecca B. Neumann et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees

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

Multiscale Systems Analysis of Root Growth and Development: Modeling Beyond the Network and Cellular Scales

(2012) Leah R. Band et al.   PLANT CELL

Evapotranspiration: A process driving mass transport and energy exchange in the soil-plant-atmosphere-climate system

(2012) Gabriel G. Katul et al.   REVIEWS OF GEOPHYSICS

Modeling carbon allocation in trees: a search for principles

(2012) O. Franklin et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Modeling Phosphorus Uptake by a Growing and Exuding Root System

(2012) A. Schnepf et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

Root Water Uptake as Simulated by Three Soil Water Flow Models

(2012) Peter de Willigen et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

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

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

Functional traits and root morphology of alpine plants

(2011) Mandy Pohl et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Increases in the flux of carbon belowground stimulate nitrogen uptake and sustain the long-term enhancement of forest productivity under elevated CO2

(2011) John E. Drake et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

TRY - a global database of plant traits

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

Regulation of root water uptake under abiotic stress conditions

(2011) R. Aroca et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The community Noah land surface model with multiparameterization options (Noah-MP): 1. Model description and evaluation with local-scale measurements

(2011) Guo-Yue Niu et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Nocturnal stomatal conductance responses to rising [CO2], temperature and drought

(2011) Melanie J. B. Zeppel et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

In situ separation of root hydraulic redistribution of soil water from liquid and vapor transport

(2011) Jeffrey M. Warren et al.   OECOLOGIA

Advancing the use of minirhizotrons in wetlands

(2011) C. M. Iversen et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Acquisition of phosphorus and other poorly mobile nutrients by roots. Where do plant nutrition models fail?

(2011) Philippe Hinsinger et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Root Cortical Aerenchyma Enhances the Growth of Maize on Soils with Suboptimal Availability of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium

(2011) J. A. Postma et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Theoretical evidence for the functional benefit of root cortical aerenchyma in soils with low phosphorus availability

(2010) Johannes A. Postma et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

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

Nitrogen cycling and feedbacks in a global dynamic land model

(2010) Stefan Gerber et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Carbon cost of plant nitrogen acquisition: A mechanistic, globally applicable model of plant nitrogen uptake, retranslocation, and fixation

(2010) J. B. Fisher et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Model-assisted integration of physiological and environmental constraints affecting the dynamic and spatial patterns of root water uptake from soils

(2010) Xavier Draye et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Root growth models: towards a new generation of continuous approaches

(2010) Lionel Dupuy et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Ectomycorrhizas and water relations of trees: a review

(2010) Tarja Lehto et al.   MYCORRHIZA

Hydraulic redistribution of soil water by roots affects whole-stand evapotranspiration and net ecosystem carbon exchange

(2010) Jean-Christophe Domec et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A one-dimensional model of water flow in soil-plant systems based on plant architecture

(2010) Michael Janott et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Dynamics of soil water content in the rhizosphere

(2010) Andrea Carminati et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Reliable estimation of biochemical parameters from C3 leaf photosynthesis-intercellular carbon dioxide response curves

(2010) LIANHONG GU et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

A root is a root is a root? Water uptake rates of Citrus root orders

(2010) BORIS REWALD et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Droughts, hydraulic redistribution, and their impact on vegetation composition in the Amazon forest

(2010) Guiling Wang et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Coupling groundwater and land surface processes: Idealized simulations to identify effects of terrain and subsurface heterogeneity on land surface energy fluxes

(2010) Jehan F. Rihani et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Changes in vegetation in northern Alaska under scenarios of climate change, 2003–2100: implications for climate feedbacks

(2009) E. S. Euskirchen et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Carbon pools and fluxes in small temperate forest landscapes: Variability and implications for sampling design

(2009) John B. Bradford et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Integrating plant-soil interactions into global carbon cycle models

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

Digging deeper: fine-root responses to rising atmospheric CO2 concentration in forested ecosystems

(2009) Colleen M. Iversen   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Fine-root mortality rates in a temperate forest: estimates using radiocarbon data and numerical modeling

(2009) W. J. Riley et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Patterns in root trait variation among 25 co-existing North American forest species

(2009) L. H. Comas et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The importance of nutritional regulation of plant water flux

(2009) Michael D. Cramer et al.   OECOLOGIA

Micro-scale water potential gradients visualized in soil around plant root tips using microbiosensors

(2009) PATRICK M. HERRON et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Implementation of a Microscopic Soil–Root Hydraulic Conductivity Drop Function in a Three-Dimensional Soil–Root Architecture Water Transfer Model

(2009) Tom Schröder et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

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

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

Plant Aquaporins: Membrane Channels with Multiple Integrated Functions

(2008) Christophe Maurel et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Modeling compensated root water and nutrient uptake

(2008) Jiří Šimůnek et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

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

Nitrate Control of Root Hydraulic Properties in Plants: Translating Local Information to Whole Plant Response

(2008) A. Gorska et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Plant nutrient-acquisition strategies change with soil age

(2008) H LAMBERS et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Effect of Local Soil Hydraulic Conductivity Drop Using a Three-Dimensional Root Water Uptake Model

(2008) Tom Schröder et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

Water Uptake and Hydraulics of the Root Hair Rhizosphere

(2008) Eran Segal et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

Dynamics of Fine Root, Fungal Rhizomorphs, and Soil Respiration in a Mixed Temperate Forest: Integrating Sensors and Observations

(2008) Rodrigo Vargas et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

The Shallowest Possible Water Extraction Profile: A Null Model for Global Root Distributions

(2008) H. Jochen Schenk   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

Use of a Three-Dimensional Detailed Modeling Approach for Predicting Root Water Uptake

(2008) Mathieu Javaux et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL