Towards a multidimensional root trait framework: a tree root review

Root structure-function relationships in 74 species: evidence of a root economics spectrum related to carbon economy

(2016) Catherine Roumet et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Phylogenetically structured traits in root systems influence arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in woody angiosperms

(2016) Oscar J. Valverde-Barrantes et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

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

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

Complementarity in nutrient foraging strategies of absorptive fine roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across 14 coexisting subtropical tree species

(2015) Bitao Liu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Moving beyond the black-box: fungal traits, community structure, and carbon sequestration in forest soils

(2015) Christopher W. Fernandez 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

Global environmental change and the nature of aboveground net primary productivity responses: insights from long-term experiments

(2015) Melinda D. Smith et al.   OECOLOGIA

Arbuscular mycorrhiza and water and nutrient supply differently impact seedling performance of dry woodland species with different acquisition strategies

(2015) Emiru Birhane et al.   Plant Ecology & Diversity

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

Branching out: Towards a trait-based understanding of fungal ecology

(2015) Carlos A. Aguilar-Trigueros et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

Fine root morphology is phylogenetically structured, but nitrogen is related to the plant economics spectrum in temperate trees

(2014) Oscar J. Valverde-Barrantes et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Uses and misuses of meta-analysis in plant ecology

(2014) Julia Koricheva et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Is there an association between root architecture and mycorrhizal growth response?

(2014) Hafiz Maherali   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Leading dimensions in absorptive root trait variation across 96 subtropical forest species

(2014) Deliang Kong et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Patterns in root traits of woody species hosting arbuscular and ectomycorrhizas: implications for the evolution of belowground strategies

(2014) Louise H. Comas et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Fine root production and turnover of tree and understorey vegetation in Scots pine, silver birch and Norway spruce stands in SW Sweden

(2013) Karna Hansson et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Variation of first-order root traits across climatic gradients and evolutionary trends in geological time

(2013) Weile Chen et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Relative contributions of plant traits and soil microbial properties to mountain grassland ecosystem services

(2013) Karl Grigulis et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Determining place and process: functional traits of ectomycorrhizal fungi that affect both community structure and ecosystem function

(2013) Roger T. Koide et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The production and turnover of extramatrical mycelium of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest soils: role in carbon cycling

(2013) A. Ekblad et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Foraging strategies in trees of different root morphology: the role of root lifespan

(2013) T. S. Adams et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Meta-analysis: A need for well-defined usage in ecology and conservation biology

(2013) Daniela Vetter et al.   Ecosphere

Linking root traits to plant physiology and growth in Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. seedlings under soil compaction conditions

(2012) David Alameda et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Evolutionary Patterns and Biogeochemical Significance of Angiosperm Root Traits

(2012) L. H. Comas et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES

No globally consistent effect of ectomycorrhizal status on foliar traits

(2012) Nina Koele et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The role of roots in the resource economics spectrum

(2012) Liesje Mommer et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees

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

Insights into root growth, function, and mycorrhizal abundance from chemical and isotopic data across root orders

(2012) Andrew Ouimette et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Fine-root turnover rates of European forests revisited: an analysis of data from sequential coring and ingrowth cores

(2012) I. Brunner et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Evaluation of methods to estimate production, biomass and turnover of ectomycorrhizal mycelium in forests soils – A review

(2012) H. Wallander et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Patterns of root respiration rates and morphological traits in 13 tree species in a tropical forest

(2012) N. Makita et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Influence of root structure on root survivorship: an analysis of 18 tree species using a minirhizotron method

(2011) Jiacun Gu et al.   ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

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

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

Effects of soil compaction and light on growth of Quercus pyrenaica Willd. (Fagaceae) seedlings

(2010) María Dolores Bejarano et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Does a fungal species drive ectomycorrhizal root traits in Alnus spp.?

(2009) Ivika Ostonen et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Estimating fine root longevity in a temperate Norway spruce forest using three independent methods

(2009) Dirk Gaul et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

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

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

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

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

Scaling of respiration to nitrogen in leaves, stems and roots of higher land plants

(2008) Peter B. Reich et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

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

Irreconcilable Differences: Fine-Root Life Spans and Soil Carbon Persistence

(2008) A. E. Strand et al.   SCIENCE