An integrated method for high-resolution definition of new diameter-based fine root sub-classes of Fagus sylvatica L.

Tree seedling response to LED spectra: implications for forest restoration

(2018) Antonio Montagnoli et al.   PLANT BIOSYSTEMS

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

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

Adaptive root foraging strategies along a boreal-temperate forest gradient

(2017) Ivika Ostonen 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

Pitfalls in Root Trait Calculations: How Ignoring Diameter Heterogeneity Can Lead to Overestimation of Functional Traits

(2017) Laura Rose   Frontiers in Plant Science

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

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

Influence of biochar and nitrogen on fine root morphology, physiology, and chemistry of Acer mono

(2017) Muhammad Razaq et al.   Scientific Reports

Relationships between root diameter, root length and root branching along lateral roots in adult, field-grown maize

(2016) Qian Wu et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Understanding deep roots and their functions in ecosystems: an advocacy for more unconventional research

(2016) Alain Pierret et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Forest canopy reduction stimulates xylem production and lowers carbon concentration in fine roots of European beech

(2016) Mattia Terzaghi et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Modelling fine root biomass of boreal tree stands using site and stand variables

(2016) A. Lehtonen et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Life span and structure of ephemeral root modules of different functional groups from a desert system

(2016) Bo Liu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Towards a multidimensional root trait framework: a tree root review

(2016) Monique Weemstra et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Below-ground frontiers in trait-based plant ecology

(2016) Etienne Laliberté   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

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

Acclimation of fine root respiration to soil warming involves starch deposition in very fine and fine roots: a case study inFagus sylvaticasaplings

(2015) Antonino Di Iorio et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Estimation of fine-root production using rates of diameter-dependent root mortality, decomposition and thickening in forests

(2015) Tran Van Do et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

How tree roots respond to drought

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

Improving the representation of roots in terrestrial models

(2014) Erica A.H. Smithwick et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Influence of soil temperature and water content on fine-root seasonal growth of European beech natural forest in Southern Alps, Italy

(2014) A. Montagnoli et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Root structural and functional dynamics in terrestrial biosphere models - evaluation and recommendations

(2014) Jeffrey M. Warren et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Using root form to improve our understanding of root function

(2014) Colleen M. Iversen   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2014) Deliang Kong et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

It's Complicated: Intraroot System Variability of Respiration and Morphological Traits in Four Deciduous Tree Species

(2014) B. Rewald et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Fine root biomass and dynamics in beech forests across a precipitation gradient - is optimal resource partitioning theory applicable to water-limited mature trees?

(2013) Dietrich Hertel et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Fine root morphological and functional traits in Fagus sylvatica and Fraxinus excelsior saplings as dependent on species, root order and competition

(2013) Friderike Beyer et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Slow decomposition of very fine roots and some factors controlling the process: a 4-year experiment in four temperate tree species

(2013) Tao Sun et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Variation of the Linkage of Root Function with Root Branch Order

(2013) Yingqian Long et al.   PLoS One

Fine-root carbon and nitrogen concentration of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Italy Prealps: possible implications of coppice conversion to high forest

(2013) Mattia Terzaghi et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Fine-root morphological and growth traits in a Turkey-oak stand in relation to seasonal changes in soil moisture in the Southern Apennines, Italy

(2012) Antonio Montagnoli et al.   ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees

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

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

Fine-root seasonal pattern, production and turnover rate of European beech (Fagus sylvaticaL.) stands in Italy Prealps: Possible implications of coppice conversion to high forest

(2012) A. Montagnoli et al.   PLANT BIOSYSTEMS

Very fine roots respond to soil depth: biomass allocation, morphology, and physiology in a broad-leaved temperate forest

(2010) Naoki Makita et al.   ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Ephemeral root modules in Fraxinus mandshurica

(2010) Mengxue Xia et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plastic, inquisitive roots and intelligent plants in the light of some new vistas in plant biology

(2010) P. W. Barlow   PLANT BIOSYSTEMS

A plant root system architectural taxonomy: A framework for root nomenclature

(2010) R. W. Zobel et al.   PLANT BIOSYSTEMS

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

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

Influence of Environmental Variability on Root Dynamics in Northern Forests

(2009) Brian W. Brassard et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

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