Maintaining connectivity: understanding the role of root order and mycelial networks in fine root decomposition of woody plants

Climate, soil and plant functional types as drivers of global fine-root trait variation

(2017) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

A worldview of root traits: the influence of ancestry, growth form, climate and mycorrhizal association on the functional trait variation of fine-root tissues in seed plants

(2017) Oscar J. Valverde-Barrantes et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A global Fine-Root Ecology Database to address below-ground challenges in plant ecology

(2017) Colleen M. Iversen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Building a better foundation: improving root-trait measurements to understand and model plant and ecosystem processes

(2017) M. Luke McCormack et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Ectomycorrhizal fungi and the enzymatic liberation of nitrogen from soil organic matter: why evolutionary history matters

(2017) Peter T. Pellitier et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Tannins can slow-down but also speed-up soil enzymatic activity in boreal forest

(2017) Bartosz Adamczyk et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Root Branching Is a Leading Root Trait of the Plant Economics Spectrum in Temperate Trees

(2017) Rebecca Liese et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Arbuscular mycorrhiza enhance the rate of litter decomposition while inhibiting soil microbial community development

(2017) Heng Gui et al.   Scientific Reports

Nitrogen alters microbial enzyme dynamics but not lignin chemistry during maize decomposition

(2016) Zachary L. Rinkes et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Mycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungal guilds compete for the same organic substrates but affect decomposition differently

(2016) Inga T. M. Bödeker et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Patterns of structural and defense investments in fine roots of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestrisL.) across a strong temperature and latitudinal gradient in Europe

(2016) Marcin Zadworny et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Root functional parameters predict fine root decomposability at the community level

(2016) Iván Prieto et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Moving forward with fine-root definitions and research

(2016) M. Luke McCormack et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Fine roots - functional definition expanded to crop species?

(2016) Richard W. Zobel   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2016) Catherine Roumet et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Root quality and decomposition environment, but not tree species richness, drive root decomposition in tropical forests

(2016) Nathaly R. Guerrero-Ramírez et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Mycorrhizal association as a primary control of the CO2 fertilization effect

(2016) C. Terrer et al.   SCIENCE

Condensed tannin effects on decomposition of very fine roots among temperate tree species

(2016) Lili Dong et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal necromass

(2016) Christopher W. Fernandez et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

New Methods To Unravel Rhizosphere Processes

(2016) Eva Oburger et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Metabolomics in the Rhizosphere: Tapping into Belowground Chemical Communication

(2016) Nicole M. van Dam et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls

(2016) Cynthia M. Kallenbach et al.   Nature Communications

Early Stage Fine-Root Decomposition and Its Relationship with Root Order and Soil Depth in a Larix gmelinii Plantation

(2016) Tao Sun et al.   Forests

Mediation of soil C decomposition by arbuscular mycorrizhal fungi in grass rhizospheres under elevated CO2

(2015) Yolima Carrillo et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Disentangling the Litter Quality and Soil Microbial Contribution to Leaf and Fine Root Litter Decomposition Responses to Reduced Rainfall

(2015) Pablo García-Palacios et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Simulated Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition Alters Decomposition of Ephemeral Roots

(2015) Tao Sun et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Do soil fauna really hasten litter decomposition? A meta-analysis of enclosure studies

(2015) Jan Frouz et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

Global patterns of plant root colonization intensity by mycorrhizal fungi explained by climate and soil chemistry

(2015) Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Do arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi stabilize litter-derived carbon in soil?

(2015) Erik Verbruggen et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

The contentious nature of soil organic matter

(2015) Johannes Lehmann et al.   NATURE

More of the same? In situ leaf and root decomposition rates do not vary between 80 native and nonnative deciduous forest species

(2015) Insu Jo 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

Revisiting the ‘Gadgil effect’: do interguild fungal interactions control carbon cycling 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

On the controls of root lifespan: assessing the role of soluble phenolics

(2015) Thomas S. Adams et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Fine root decomposition, nutrient mobilization and fungal communities in a pine forest ecosystem

(2015) Ang Li et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Release of acid phosphatase from extraradical hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungusRhizophagus clarus

(2015) Takumi Sato et al.   SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION

Seasonal variation in chemistry, but not morphology, in roots of Quercus robur growing in different soil types

(2015) M. Zadworny et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

The decomposition of fine and coarse roots: their global patterns and controlling factors

(2015) Xinyue Zhang et al.   Scientific Reports

How tree roots respond to drought

(2015) Ivano Brunner et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Unexpected Effects of Chitin, Cellulose, and Lignin Addition on Soil Dynamics in a Wet Tropical Forest

(2014) Ann E. Russell   ECOSYSTEMS

Ectomycorrhizal fungi - potential organic matter decomposers, yet not saprotrophs

(2014) Björn D. Lindahl et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Factors controlling decomposition rates of fine root litter in temperate forests and grasslands

(2014) Emily F. Solly et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Interacting Microbe and Litter Quality Controls on Litter Decomposition: A Modeling Analysis

(2014) Daryl Moorhead et al.   PLoS One

Initial melanin and nitrogen concentrations control the decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal litter

(2014) Christopher W. Fernandez et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Stored carbon partly fuels fine-root respiration but is not used for production of new fine roots

(2013) Douglas J. Lynch 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

Variation of the Linkage of Root Function with Root Branch Order

(2013) Yingqian Long et al.   PLoS One

Relationship between the Relative Limitation and Resorption Efficiency of Nitrogen vs Phosphorus in Woody Plants

(2013) Wenxuan Han et al.   PLoS One

Carbon residence time dominates uncertainty in terrestrial vegetation responses to future climate and atmospheric CO2

(2013) Andrew D. Friend et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Roots and Associated Fungi Drive Long-Term Carbon Sequestration in Boreal Forest

(2013) K. E. Clemmensen et al.   SCIENCE

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

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

Relationships between root respiration rate and root morphology, chemistry and anatomy in Larix gmelinii and Fraxinus mandshurica

(2013) S. Jia et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

The temperature response of soil microbial efficiency and its feedback to climate

(2013) Serita D. Frey et al.   Nature Climate Change

Organic matter stabilization and ecosystem functions: proceedings of the fourth conference on the mechanisms of organic matter stabilization and destabilization (SOM-2010, Presqu’île de Giens, France)

(2012) M.-F. Dignac et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

The importance of amino sugar turnover to C and N cycling in organic horizons of old-growth Douglas-fir forest soils colonized by ectomycorrhizal mats

(2012) Lydia H. Zeglin et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Roots and fungi accelerate carbon and nitrogen cycling in forests exposed to elevated CO2

(2012) Richard P. Phillips et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Linking environmental processes to thein situfunctioning of microorganisms by high-resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS) and scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM)

(2012) Sebastian Behrens et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Nano-scale investigation of the association of microbial nitrogen residues with iron (hydr)oxides in a forest soil O-horizon

(2012) Marco Keiluweit et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

The Microbial Efficiency-Matrix Stabilization (MEMS) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter?

(2012) M. Francesca Cotrufo et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Multiple mechanisms for trait effects on litter decomposition: moving beyond home-field advantage with a new hypothesis

(2012) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees

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

Further evidence for slow decomposition of very fine roots using two methods: litterbags and intact cores

(2012) Tao Sun et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

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

Tree species effects on fine root decomposition and nitrogen release in subtropical forests in southern China

(2012) Jie Tong et al.   Plant Ecology & Diversity

Rapid incorporation of carbon from ectomycorrhizal mycelial necromass into soil fungal communities

(2012) B. Drigo et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Chronic N deposition does not apparently alter the biochemical composition of forest floor and soil organic matter

(2012) Dana C. Thomas et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil enzymes in a changing environment: Current knowledge and future directions

(2012) Richard G. Burns et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Mycorrhizal networks: Mechanisms, ecology and modelling

(2012) Suzanne W. Simard et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

Prediction of in situ root decomposition rates in an interspecific context from chemical and morphological traits

(2011) Maurice Aulen et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

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

(2011) Marine Birouste et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Interactions among lignin, cellulose, and nitrogen drive litter chemistry–decay relationships

(2011) Jennifer M. Talbot et al.   ECOLOGY

The role of chitin in the decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal litter

(2011) Christopher W. Fernandez et al.   ECOLOGY

Increases in the flux of carbon belowground stimulate nitrogen uptake and sustain the long-term enhancement of forest productivity under elevated CO2

(2011) John E. Drake et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The ectomycorrhizal fungus Tricholoma matsutake is a facultative saprotroph in vitro

(2011) Lu-Min Vaario et al.   MYCORRHIZA

Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property

(2011) Michael W. I. Schmidt et al.   NATURE

Lower order roots more palatable to herbivores: a case study with two temperate tree species

(2011) Yue Sun et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Fresh root decomposition pattern of two contrasting tree species from temperate agroforestry systems: effects of root diameter and nitrogen enrichment of soil

(2011) Rong Mao et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Impact of plant cell wall network on biodegradation in soil: Role of lignin composition and phenolic acids in roots from 16 maize genotypes

(2011) Gaylord Erwan Machinet et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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

(2010) Marc Goebel et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Indicator Species Analysis to Identify Marker Components of Soil- and Plant Biomass-Derived Organic Matter Fractions

(2010) Tsutomu Ohno et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nitrogen dynamics differed among the first six root branch orders of Fraxinus mandshurica and Larix gmelinii during short-term decomposition

(2010) Pingping Fan et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH

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

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

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

A root is a root is a root? Water uptake rates of Citrus root orders

(2010) BORIS REWALD et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

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

Decomposition in tropical forests: a pan-tropical study of the effects of litter type, litter placement and mesofaunal exclusion across a precipitation gradient

(2009) Jennifer S. Powers et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

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

Ectomycorrhizal fungi and their enzymes in soils: is there enough evidence for their role as facultative soil saprotrophs?

(2009) Petr Baldrian   OECOLOGIA

Soil biodegradation of maize root residues: Interaction between chemical characteristics and the presence of colonizing micro-organisms

(2009) Gaylord Erwan Machinet et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Senescence-related changes in nitrogen in fine roots: mass loss affects estimation

(2009) Justin M. Kunkle et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

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

Decomposers in disguise: mycorrhizal fungi as regulators of soil C dynamics in ecosystems under global change

(2008) J. M. Talbot et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Fine root dynamics in a loblolly pine forest are influenced by free-air-CO2-enrichment: a six-year-minirhizotron study

(2008) SETH G. PRITCHARD 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

Rates of litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems: global patterns and controlling factors

(2008) Deqiang Zhang et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

Scale and density dependent relationships among roots, mycorrhizal fungi and collembola in grassland and forest

(2008) Diego F. Steinaker et al.   OIKOS

In Defense of Roots: A Research Agenda for Studying Plant Resistance to Belowground Herbivory

(2008) S. Rasmann et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY