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

Catalytic kinetics and activation energy of soil peroxidases across ecosystems of differing lignin chemistries

(2015) Daniella J. Triebwasser-Freese et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

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

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

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

(2015) M. Zadworny et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Improving the representation of roots in terrestrial models

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

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

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

Plant litter chemistry and microbial priming regulate the accrual, composition and stability of soil carbon in invaded ecosystems

(2014) Mioko Tamura et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The unseen iceberg: plant roots in arctic tundra

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

Warming alters potential enzyme activity but precipitation regulates chemical transformations in grass litter exposed to simulated climatic changes

(2014) Vidya Suseela et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Litters of photosynthetically divergent grasses exhibit differential metabolic responses to warming and elevated CO2

(2014) Vidya Suseela et al.   Ecosphere

Impacts of environmental factors on fine root lifespan

(2014) M. Luke McCormack et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Fine Root Branch Orders Contribute Differentially to Uptake, Allocation, and Return of Potentially Toxic Metals

(2013) Ying-Ying Guo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Large-scale biogeochemical research with particular reference to forest ecosystems, an overview

(2013) E.D. Schulze   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

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

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

Labile compounds in plant litter reduce the sensitivity of decomposition to warming and altered precipitation

(2013) Vidya Suseela et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Molecular level analysis of long term vegetative shifts and relationships to soil organic matter composition

(2013) Oliva Pisani et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

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

Effects of litter types, microsite and root diameters on litter decomposition in Pinus sylvestris plantations of northern China

(2013) Wei Wang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The measurement of woody root decomposition using two methodologies in a Sitka spruce forest ecosystem

(2012) Samuel Olajuyigbe 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

Variation in root architecture among switchgrass cultivars impacts root decomposition rates

(2012) Marie-Anne de Graaff et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Characterization of Lignin by Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Using a Simplified CuO Oxidation Method

(2011) Karl Kaiser et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Fine Root Mercury Heterogeneity: Metabolism of Lower-Order Roots as an Effective Route for Mercury Removal

(2011) Jun-Jian Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Early diagenesis of recently deposited organic matter: A 9-yr time-series study of a flood deposit

(2011) T. Tesi et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Changes in the structural composition and reactivity of Acer rubrum leaf litter tannins exposed to warming and altered precipitation: climatic stress-induced tannins are more reactive

(2011) Nishanth Tharayil et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Effect of nitrogen fertilizer, root branch order and temperature on respiration and tissue N concentration of fine roots in Larix gmelinii and Fraxinus mandshurica

(2011) S. Jia et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Litter decomposition: what controls it and how can we alter it to sequester more carbon in forest soils?

(2010) Cindy E. Prescott   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

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

(2010) Marc Goebel et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

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

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

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

Dual role of lignin in plant litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems

(2010) A. T. Austin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Chemical Changes During 6 Years of Decomposition of 11 Litters in Some Canadian Forest Sites. Part 2. 13C Abundance, Solid-State 13C NMR Spectroscopy and the Meaning of “Lignin”

(2009) Caroline M. Preston et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Missing links in the root-soil organic matter continuum

(2009) Sarah L. O’Brien et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Digging deeper: fine-root responses to rising atmospheric CO2 concentration in forested ecosystems

(2009) Colleen M. Iversen   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

(2009) Sarah E. Hobbie et al.   OECOLOGIA

Molecular dynamics of shoot vs. root biomarkers in an agricultural soil estimated by natural abundance 13C labelling

(2009) M. Mendez-Millan et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Root Suberin Forms an Extracellular Barrier That Affects Water Relations and Mineral Nutrition in Arabidopsis

(2009) Ivan Baxter et al.   PLoS Genetics

Earthworms, stand age, and species composition interact to influence particulate organic matter chemistry during forest succession

(2008) Susan E. Crow et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

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

Increased cuticular carbon sequestration and lignin oxidation in response to soil warming

(2008) Xiaojuan Feng et al.   Nature Geoscience

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

Fate of CuO-derived lignin oxidation products during plant combustion: Application to the evaluation of char input to soil organic matter

(2008) Li-Jung Kuo et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

13C and 15N stabilization dynamics in soil organic matter fractions during needle and fine root decomposition

(2008) Jeffrey A. Bird et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

The Global Stoichiometry of Litter Nitrogen Mineralization

(2008) S. Manzoni et al.   SCIENCE