Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

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

Diverse belowground resource strategies underlie plant species coexistence and spatial distribution in three grasslands along a precipitation gradient

(2017) Hongbo Li et al.   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

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

Nitrogen competition between three dominant plant species and microbes in a temperate grassland

(2016) Shengnan Ouyang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Root morphology and mycorrhizal symbioses together shape nutrient foraging strategies of temperate trees

(2016) Weile Chen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Inorganic and organic nitrogen uptake by nine dominant subtropical tree species

(2016) C Li et al.   iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry

Fast-cycling unit of root turnover in perennial herbaceous plants in a cold temperate ecosystem

(2016) Kai Sun et al.   Scientific Reports

The global spectrum of plant form and function

(2015) Sandra Díaz et al.   NATURE

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

(2015) David M. Eissenstat 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

Symbiotic options for the conquest of land

(2015) Katie J. Field et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Fine root longevity and carbon input into soil from below- and aboveground litter in climatically contrasting forests

(2014) Jaana Leppälammi-Kujansuu et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

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

(2014) Deliang Kong et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Uptake of organic nitrogen and preference for inorganic nitrogen by two Australian native Araucariaceae species

(2014) Lili Wei et al.   Plant Ecology & Diversity

Temperature effects on nitrogen form uptake by seedling roots of three contrasting conifers

(2014) S. A. Boczulak et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Going underground: root traits as drivers of ecosystem processes

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

Mycorrhizas alter nitrogen acquisition by the terrestrial orchid Cymbidium goeringii

(2013) Jianrong Wu et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

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

Preferences or plasticity in nitrogen acquisition by understorey palms in a tropical montane forest

(2013) Kelly M. Andersen et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Evolutionary Patterns and Biogeochemical Significance of Angiosperm Root Traits

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

Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees

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

Seasonal changes in nitrogen availability, and root and microbial uptake of 15N13C9-phenylalanine and 15N-ammonium in situ at a temperate heath

(2011) Louise C. Andresen et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Adaptations to nitrogen form: comparing inorganic nitrogen and amino acid availability and uptake by four temperate forest plants

(2011) R.J. Metcalfe et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Competition for nitrogen between adult European beech and its offspring is reduced by avoidance strategy

(2011) Judy Simon et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Soil nitrogen availability and in situ nitrogen uptake by Acer rubrum L. and Pinus palustris Mill. in the southeastern U. S. Coastal Plain1

(2011) Virginia L. Jin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY

Amino acid uptake by temperate tree species characteristic of low- and high-fertility habitats

(2011) Emily E. Scott et al.   OECOLOGIA

Comparison of uptake of different N forms by soil microorganisms and two wet-grassland plants: A pot study

(2011) Eva Kaštovská et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Competition for nitrogen by three sympatric species of Eucalyptus

(2010) Emma M. Paulding et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Soil fertility and fine root dynamics in response to 4 years of nutrient (N, P, K) fertilization in a lowland tropical moist forest, Panama

(2010) JOSEPH B. YAVITT et al.   AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

Advantages of long-term measurement of fine root demographics with a minirhizotron at two balsam fir sites

(2010) M.J. Krasowski et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Increasing plant use of organic nitrogen with elevation is reflected in nitrogen uptake rates and ecosystem δ15N

(2010) Colin Averill et al.   ECOLOGY

Cross-Ecosystem Comparisons of In Situ Plant Uptake of Amino Acid-N and NH4 +

(2010) Jack W. McFarland et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

The long-term effects of CO2 enrichment on fine root productivity, mortality, and survivorship in a scrub-oak ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

(2010) Daniel B. Stover et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Plants’ use of different nitrogen forms in response to crude oil contamination

(2010) Ming Nie et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Nitrogen Uptake by Native and Invasive Temperate Coastal Macrophytes: Importance of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen

(2010) Thomas J. Mozdzer et al.   Estuaries and Coasts

Microbial 13C utilization patterns via stable isotope probing of phospholipid biomarkers in Mojave Desert soils exposed to ambient and elevated atmospheric CO2

(2010) V. L. JIN et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Ephemeral root modules in Fraxinus mandshurica

(2010) Mengxue Xia et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Linking root morphology, longevity and function to root branch order: a case study in three shrubs

(2010) Gang Huang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The presence of amino acids affects inorganic N uptake in non-mycorrhizal seedlings of European beech (Fagus sylvatica)

(2010) G. Stoelken et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III

(2009)   BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Tree species fine-root demography parallels habitat specialization across a sandhill soil resource gradient

(2009) Javier F. Espeleta et al.   ECOLOGY

Does nitrogen concentration affect relative uptake rates of nitrate, ammonium, and glycine?

(2009) Charles R. Warren   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Intact amino acid uptake by northern hardwood and conifer trees

(2009) Anne Gallet-Budynek et al.   OECOLOGIA

High potential, but low actual, glycine uptake of dominant plant species in three Australian land-use types with intermediate N availability

(2009) Ansgar Kahmen et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Competition for nitrogen sources between European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)seedlings

(2009) J. Simon et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Late Paleocene fossils from the Cerrejon Formation, Colombia, are the earliest record of Neotropical rainforest

(2009) S. L. Wing et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nitrogen uptake by Eucalyptus regnans and Acacia spp. - preferences, resource overlap and energetic costs

(2009) S. Pfautsch 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

Phylocom: software for the analysis of phylogenetic community structure and trait evolution

(2008) Campbell O. Webb et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

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

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

Preferences for 15N-ammonium, 15N-nitrate, and 15N-glycine differ among dominant exotic and subordinate native grasses from a California oak woodland

(2008) Zachary T. Aanderud et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

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

Fine root dynamics along a 2,000-m elevation transect in South Ecuadorian mountain rainforests

(2008) Sophie Graefe et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Dynamics of Fine Root, Fungal Rhizomorphs, and Soil Respiration in a Mixed Temperate Forest: Integrating Sensors and Observations

(2008) Rodrigo Vargas et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL