Greater root phosphatase activity of tropical trees at low phosphorus despite strong variation among species

Phosphatase activity and nitrogen fixation reflect species differences, not nutrient trading or nutrient balance, across tropical rainforest trees

(2018) Sarah A. Batterman et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Pervasive phosphorus limitation of tree species but not communities in tropical forests

(2018) Benjamin L. Turner et al.   NATURE

Sampling roots to capture plant and soil functions

(2017) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Greater root phosphatase activity in nitrogen-fixing rhizobial but not actinorhizal plants with declining phosphorus availability

(2017) Guochen K. Png et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

A phosphorus threshold for mycoheterotrophic plants in tropical forests

(2017) Merlin Sheldrake et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Root and Rhizosphere Bacterial Phosphatase Activity Varies with Tree Species and Soil Phosphorus Availability in Puerto Rico Tropical Forest

(2017) Kristine G. Cabugao et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Seedling growth responses to phosphorus reflect adult distribution patterns of tropical trees

(2016) Paul-Camilo Zalamea et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Phosphorus resorption by young beech trees and soil phosphatase activity as dependent on phosphorus availability

(2016) Kerstin Hofmann et al.   OECOLOGIA

Integrated plant phenotypic responses to contrasting above- and below-ground resources: key roles of specific leaf area and root mass fraction

(2015) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2015) M. Luke McCormack et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Diversity of plant nutrient-acquisition strategies increases during long-term ecosystem development

(2015) Graham Zemunik et al.   Nature Plants

Interactions among nitrogen fixation and soil phosphorus acquisition strategies in lowland tropical rain forests

(2014) Megan K. Nasto et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

A single evolutionary innovation drives the deep evolution of symbiotic N2-fixation in angiosperms

(2014) Gijsbert D. A. Werner et al.   Nature Communications

Key role of symbiotic dinitrogen fixation in tropical forest secondary succession

(2013) Sarah A. Batterman et al.   NATURE

The activities of soil and root acid phosphatase in the nine tropical rain forests that differ in phosphorus availability on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo

(2013) Kanehiro Kitayama   PLANT AND SOIL

Species distributions in response to individual soil nutrients and seasonal drought across a community of tropical trees

(2013) R. Condit et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Microbial gross organic phosphorus mineralization can be stimulated by root exudates – A 33P isotopic dilution study

(2013) Marie Spohn et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of canopy tree species on belowground biogeochemistry in a lowland wet tropical forest

(2012) Adrienne B. Keller et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Nitrogen inputs accelerate phosphorus cycling rates across a wide variety of terrestrial ecosystems

(2011) Alison R. Marklein et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Legumes have a higher root phosphatase activity than other forbs, particularly under low inorganic P and N supply

(2011) Harry Olde Venterink   PLANT AND SOIL

Soil organic phosphorus in lowland tropical rain forests

(2010) Benjamin L. Turner et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Terrestrial phosphorus limitation: mechanisms, implications, and nitrogen–phosphorus interactions

(2010) Peter M. Vitousek et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Facultative nitrogen fixation by canopy legumes in a lowland tropical forest

(2010) Alexander R. Barron et al.   OECOLOGIA

Linking root morphology, longevity and function to root branch order: a case study in three shrubs

(2010) Gang Huang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Response of root and sediment phosphatase activity to increased nutrients and salinity

(2008) Eliška Rejmánková et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Resource partitioning for soil phosphorus: a hypothesis

(2008) Benjamin L. Turner   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

A unifying framework for dinitrogen fixation in the terrestrial biosphere

(2008) Benjamin Z. Houlton et al.   NATURE

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