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The role of chitin in the decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal litter

(2011) Christopher W. Fernandez et al.   ECOLOGY

Can ectomycorrhizal colonization ofPinus resinosaroots affect their decomposition?

(2011) Roger T. Koide et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2011) Tao Sun et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

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

(2010) Marc Goebel et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

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

(2010) Pingping Fan et al.   OECOLOGIA

Fine root decomposition of evergreen broadleaved and coniferous tree species in mid-subtropical China: dynamics of dry mass, nutrient and organic fractions

(2010) Chengfang Lin et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Rhizosphere disturbance influences fungal colonization and community development on dead fine roots

(2010) Melany C. Fisk et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Dominant effects of litter substrate quality on the difference between leaf and root decomposition process above- and belowground

(2010) Saori Fujii et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Patterns of nocturnal rehydration in root tissues of Vaccinium corymbosum L. under severe drought conditions

(2009) Luis R. Valenzuela-Estrada et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Fine root decay rates vary widely among lowland tropical tree species

(2009) James W. Raich et al.   OECOLOGIA

Fine root decomposition rates do not mirror those of leaf litter among temperate tree species

(2009) Sarah E. Hobbie et al.   OECOLOGIA

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

(2009) N. Makita 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

NITROGEN EFFECTS ON DECOMPOSITION: A FIVE-YEAR EXPERIMENT IN EIGHT TEMPERATE SITES

(2008) Sarah E. Hobbie   ECOLOGY

Long-term patterns of mass loss during the decomposition of leaf and fine root litter: an intersite comparison

(2008) MARK E. HARMON 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