The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants

Nonlinearity of root trait relationships and the root economics spectrum

(2019) Deliang Kong et al.   Nature Communications

Physical and Functional Constraints on Viable Belowground Acquisition Strategies

(2019) M. Luke McCormack et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access

(2019) Jens Kattge et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Evolutionary history of mycorrhizal symbioses and global host plant diversity

(2018) Mark C. Brundrett et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Comparative genomics of the nonlegumeParasponiareveals insights into evolution of nitrogen-fixing rhizobium symbioses

(2018) Robin van Velzen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

(2018) Zeqing Ma et al.   NATURE

Misdiagnosis of mycorrhizas and inappropriate recycling of data can lead to false conclusions

(2018) Mark Brundrett et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Different phylogenetic and environmental controls of first-order root morphological and nutrient traits: Evidence of multidimensional root traits

(2017) Ruili Wang et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Root traits are related to plant water-use among rangeland Mediterranean species

(2017) Florian Fort et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

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

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

Root traits are more than analogues of leaf traits: the case for diaspore mass

(2017) Joana Bergmann et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

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

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

(2017) Laura Rose   Frontiers in Plant Science

Mutualism Persistence and Abandonment during the Evolution of the Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

(2016) Hafiz Maherali et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Root traits are multidimensional: specific root length is independent from root tissue density and the plant economic spectrum: Commentary on Kramer-Walteret al. (2016)

(2016) Oscar J. Valverde-Barrantes et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Root traits are multidimensional: specific root length is independent from root tissue density and the plant economic spectrum

(2016) Kris R. Kramer-Walter et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

(2016) Catherine Roumet et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Towards a multidimensional root trait framework: a tree root review

(2016) Monique Weemstra et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Similar below-ground carbon cycling dynamics but contrasting modes of nitrogen cycling between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal forests

(2016) Guigang Lin et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Below-ground frontiers in trait-based plant ecology

(2016) Etienne Laliberté   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

Fine-root trait plasticity of beech (Fagus sylvatica) and spruce (Picea abies) forests on two contrasting soils

(2016) Monique Weemstra et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The global spectrum of plant form and function

(2015) Sandra Díaz et al.   NATURE

Mycorrhizal ecology and evolution: the past, the present, and the future

(2015) Marcel G. A. van der Heijden 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

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

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

The taxonomic name resolution service: an online tool for automated standardization of plant names

(2013) Brad Boyle et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

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

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

Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

(2013) Amy E. Zanne et al.   NATURE

The mycorrhizal-associated nutrient economy: a new framework for predicting carbon-nutrient couplings in temperate forests

(2013) Richard P. Phillips et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The extent of mycorrhizal colonization of roots and its influence on plant growth and phosphorus content

(2013) Kathleen K. Treseder   PLANT AND SOIL

Evolutionary Patterns and Biogeochemical Significance of Angiosperm Root Traits

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

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

phytools: an R package for phylogenetic comparative biology (and other things)

(2011) Liam J. Revell   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

phangorn: phylogenetic analysis in R

(2010) Klaus Peter Schliep   BIOINFORMATICS

SIZE-CORRECTION AND PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS FOR INTERSPECIFIC COMPARATIVE STUDIES

(2009) Liam J. Revell   EVOLUTION

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

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