Root trait variation along a sub‐arctic tundra elevational gradient

A tipping point in carbon storage when forest expands into tundra is related to mycorrhizal recycling of nitrogen

(2021) Karina Engelbrecht Clemmensen et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

An integrated framework of plant form and function: the belowground perspective

(2021) Alexandra Weigelt et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Root traits explain plant species distributions along climatic gradients yet challenge the nature of ecological trade-offs

(2021) Daniel C. Laughlin et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Fine-root traits in the global spectrum of plant form and function

(2021) Carlos P. Carmona et al.   NATURE

Woody plant encroachment intensifies under climate change across tundra and savanna biomes

(2020) Mariana García Criado et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Contrasting patterns of intraspecific trait variability in native and non-native plant species along an elevational gradient on Tenerife, Canary Islands

(2020) Paul Kühn et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Community-level variation in plant functional traits and ecological strategies shapes habitat structure along succession gradients in alpine environment

(2020) Magda Zanzottera et al.   COMMUNITY ECOLOGY

The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants

(2020) Joana Bergmann et al.   Science Advances

Root trait–microbial relationships across tundra plant species

(2020) Clydecia M. Spitzer et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Patterns in intraspecific variation in root traits are species‐specific along an elevation gradient

(2020) Monique Weemstra et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Intraspecific Fine-Root Trait-Environment Relationships across Interior Douglas-Fir Forests of Western Canada

(2019) Camille E. Defrenne et al.   Plants-Basel

Contrasting drivers of community‐level trait variation for vascular plants, lichens and bryophytes across an elevational gradient

(2019) Ruben E. Roos et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Microclimate predicts frost hardiness of alpine Arabidopsis thaliana populations better than elevation

(2019) Christian Lampei et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Proportion of fine roots, but not plant biomass allocation below ground, increases with elevation in arctic tundra

(2018) Gesche Blume-Werry et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

(2018) Anne D. Bjorkman et al.   NATURE

Intraspecific Trait Variation and Phenotypic Plasticity Mediate Alpine Plant Species Response to Climate Change

(2018) Jonathan J. Henn et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities

(2018) Helge Bruelheide et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Different phylogenetic and environmental controls of first-order root morphological and nutrient traits: Evidence of multidimensional root traits

(2017) Ruili Wang et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Elevation alters ecosystem properties across temperate treelines globally

(2017) Jordan R. Mayor et al.   NATURE

Adaptive root foraging strategies along a boreal-temperate forest gradient

(2017) Ivika Ostonen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Does environmental heterogeneity drive functional trait variation? A test in montane and alpine meadows

(2017) Jordan Stark et al.   OIKOS

Root traits across environmental gradients in Mediterranean woody communities: are they aligned along the root economics spectrum?

(2017) Enrique G. de la Riva et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Scots pine fine roots adjust along a 2000-km latitudinal climatic gradient

(2016) Marcin Zadworny et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Uneven rate of plant turnover along elevation in grasslands

(2016) Patrice Descombes et al.   Alpine Botany

Understanding context dependence in the contribution of intraspecific variation to community trait–environment matching

(2015) Geneviève Lajoie et al.   ECOLOGY

Contrasting Responses of Soil Microbial and Nematode Communities to Warming and Plant Functional Group Removal Across a Post-fire Boreal Forest Successional Gradient

(2015) Jonathan R. De Long et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Effects of elevation and nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization on plant defence compounds in subarctic tundra heath vegetation

(2015) Jonathan R. De Long et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Root functional parameters along a land-use gradient: evidence of a community-level economics spectrum

(2015) Iván Prieto et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

Linking root traits to nutrient foraging in arbuscular mycorrhizal trees in a temperate forest

(2015) David M. Eissenstat et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The hidden season: growing season is 50% longer below than above ground along an arctic elevation gradient

(2015) Gesche Blume-Werry et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plant Trait Variation along an Altitudinal Gradient in Mediterranean High Mountain Grasslands: Controlling the Species Turnover Effect

(2015) David S. Pescador et al.   PLoS One

Relationships between functional traits and inorganic nitrogen acquisition among eight contrasting European grass species

(2014) Fabrice Grassein et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

The unseen iceberg: plant roots in arctic tundra

(2014) Colleen M. Iversen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Bioavailable Soil Phosphorus Decreases with Increasing Elevation in a Subarctic Tundra Landscape

(2014) Andrea G. Vincent et al.   PLoS One

Going underground: root traits as drivers of ecosystem processes

(2014) Richard D. Bardgett et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Changes in local-scale intraspecific trait variability of dominant species across contrasting island ecosystems

(2014) Bright B. Kumordzi et al.   Ecosphere

Community and Ecosystem Responses to Elevational Gradients: Processes, Mechanisms, and Insights for Global Change

(2013) Maja K. Sundqvist et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Plant and microbial responses to nitrogen and phosphorus addition across an elevational gradient in subarctic tundra

(2013) Maja K. Sundqvist et al.   ECOLOGY

Convergent effects of elevation on functional leaf traits within and among species

(2013) Quentin D. Read et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Evidence for a ‘plant community economics spectrum’ driven by nutrient and water limitations in a Mediterranean rangeland of southern France

(2013) Ignacio M. Pérez-Ramos et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Distribution of Extracellular Enzymes in Soils: Spatial Heterogeneity and Determining Factors at Various Scales

(2013) Petr Baldrian   SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL

Long-term warming alters the composition of Arctic soil microbial communities

(2012) Julie R. Deslippe et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming

(2012) Sarah C. Elmendorf et al.   Nature Climate Change

Community trait response to environment: disentangling species turnover vs intraspecific trait variability effects

(2011) Jan Lepš et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities

(2011) Isla H Myers-Smith et al.   Environmental Research Letters

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

Below-ground carbon transfer among Betula nana may increase with warming in Arctic tundra

(2011) Julie R. Deslippe et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Within- and Across-Species Responses of Plant Traits and Litter Decomposition to Elevation across Contrasting Vegetation Types in Subarctic Tundra

(2011) Maja K. Sundqvist et al.   PLoS One

How do traits vary across ecological scales? A case for trait-based ecology

(2010) Julie Messier et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

A multi-trait approach reveals the structure and the relative importance of intra- vs. interspecific variability in plant traits

(2010) Cécile Hélène Albert et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Interactive effects of vegetation type and elevation on aboveground and belowground properties in a subarctic tundra

(2010) Maja K. Sundqvist et al.   OIKOS

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

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