Root and leaf decomposition become decoupled over time: implications for below- and above-ground relationships

Fine roots are the dominant source of recalcitrant plant litter in sugar maple-dominated northern hardwood forests

(2015) Mengxue Xia et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Phenolic profile within the fine-root branching orders of an evergreen species highlights a disconnect in root tissue quality predicted by elemental- and molecular-level carbon composition

(2015) Jun-Jian Wang 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

Do ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal temperate tree species systematically differ in root order-related fine root morphology and biomass?

(2015) Petra Kubisch et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

The world-wide ‘fast-slow’ plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Shifts in fungal communities during decomposition of boreal forest litter

(2013) Kathleen K. Treseder et al.   Fungal Ecology

Linking litter decomposition of above- and below-ground organs to plant-soil feedbacks worldwide

(2013) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Temporal Dynamics of Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Leaf Litter of Three Plant Species in Relation to Decomposition Rate along a Subalpine Elevation Gradient

(2013) Jianxiao Zhu et al.   PLoS One

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

Temporal dynamics of microbial communities on decomposing leaf litter of 10 plant species in relation to decomposition rate

(2012) Sarah R. Bray et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Plant traits and decomposition: are the relationships for roots comparable to those for leaves?

(2011) Marine Birouste et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

A plant economics spectrum of litter decomposability

(2011) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

smatr 3- an R package for estimation and inference about allometric lines

(2011) David I. Warton et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

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

(2010) Marc Goebel et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Temperature sensitivity of soil carbon fractions in boreal forest soil

(2010) Kristiina Karhu et al.   ECOLOGY

Coordinated variation in leaf and root traits across multiple spatial scales in Chinese semi-arid and arid ecosystems

(2010) Guofang Liu 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

Correlation between leaf litter and fine root decomposition among subtropical tree species

(2010) Hui Wang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Temperature sensitivity and substrate quality in soil organic matter decomposition: results of an incubation study with three substrates

(2009) J. Å. MARTIN WETTERSTEDT et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Evidence of the ‘plant economics spectrum’ in a subarctic flora

(2009) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

(2009) Sarah E. Hobbie et al.   OECOLOGIA

Mass loss and nutrient dynamics of coarse woody debris in three Rocky Mountain coniferous forests: 21 year results

(2008) Steffen Herrmann et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

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

Impacts of litter and understory removal on soil properties in a subtropical Acacia mangium plantation in China

(2008) Yanmei Xiong et al.   PLANT AND SOIL