Small differences in root distributions allow resource niche partitioning

Hydrologic niches explain species coexistence and abundance in a shrub–steppe system

(2019) Andrew Kulmatiski et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plant identity and shallow soil moisture are primary drivers of stomatal conductance in the savannas of Kruger National Park

(2018) Rebecca L. Tobin et al.   PLoS One

Grass-Shrub Competition in Arid Lands: An Overlooked Driver in Grassland–Shrubland State Transition?

(2018) Nathan A. Pierce et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Water fluxes mediated by vegetation: emerging isotopic insights at the soil and atmosphere interfaces

(2018) Maren Dubbert et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Estimating the Root Water Uptake of Surface-Irrigated Apples Using Water Stable Isotopes and the Hydrus-1D Model

(2018) Lijian Zheng et al.   Water

Dynamic niche partitioning in root water uptake facilitates efficient water use in more diverse grassland plant communities

(2017) Marcus Guderle et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Rooting depth varies differentially in trees and grasses as a function of mean annual rainfall in an African savanna

(2017) Ricardo M. Holdo et al.   OECOLOGIA

The frontier beneath our feet

(2017) Gordon E. Grant et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Water and nitrogen uptake are better associated with resource availability than root biomass

(2017) Andrew Kulmatiski et al.   Ecosphere

A savanna response to precipitation intensity

(2017) Ryan S. Berry et al.   PLoS One

Adaptation of Root Function by Nutrient-Induced Plasticity of Endodermal Differentiation

(2016) Marie Barberon et al.   CELL

The Effects of Interannual Rainfall Variability on Tree–Grass Composition Along Kalahari Rainfall Gradient

(2016) Kailiang Yu et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Fire prevents woody encroachment only at higher-than-historical frequencies in a South African savanna

(2016) Madelon F. Case et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

A deuterium-based labeling technique for the investigation of rooting depths, water uptake dynamics and unsaturated zone water transport in semiarid environments

(2016) M. Beyer et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Reconciling inconsistencies in precipitation-productivity relationships: implications for climate change

(2016) Alan K. Knapp et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Dual-labeling with 15N and H2 18O to investigate water and N uptake of wheat under different water regimes

(2016) Shiva Bakhshandeh et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Transpiration dynamics support resource partitioning in African savanna trees and grasses

(2015) Ricardo M. Holdo et al.   ECOLOGY

Challenging the maximum rooting depth paradigm in grasslands and savannas

(2015) Jesse B. Nippert et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

A combined tracer/evapotranspiration model approach estimates plant water uptake in native and non-native shrub-steppe communities

(2015) Clémence P. Warren et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Modelling Water Uptake Provides a New Perspective on Grass and Tree Coexistence

(2015) Michael G. Mazzacavallo et al.   PLoS One

Mg and Ca uptake by roots in relation to depth and allocation to aboveground tissues: results from an isotopic labeling study in a beech forest on base-poor soil

(2014) Gregory van der Heijden et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Improving the representation of roots in terrestrial models

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

Hydrological niches in terrestrial plant communities: a review

(2014) Jonathan Silvertown et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Validation of Global Evapotranspiration Product (MOD16) using Flux Tower Data in the African Savanna, South Africa

(2014) Abel Ramoelo et al.   Remote Sensing

Influence of competition and rainfall manipulation on the growth responses of savanna trees and grasses

(2013) Edmund C. February et al.   ECOLOGY

Revisiting the Two-Layer Hypothesis: Coexistence of Alternative Functional Rooting Strategies in Savannas

(2013) Ricardo M. Holdo   PLoS One

Root niche partitioning among grasses, saplings, and trees measured using a tracer technique

(2012) Andrew Kulmatiski et al.   OECOLOGIA

Walter’s two-layer hypothesis revisited: back to the roots!

(2012) David Ward et al.   OECOLOGIA

Functional specialization of Eucalyptus fine roots: contrasting potential uptake rates for nitrogen, potassium and calcium tracers at varying soil depths

(2011) Eduardo Vinícius da Silva et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Regulation of High-Affinity Nitrate Uptake in Roots of Arabidopsis Depends Predominantly on Posttranscriptional Control of the NRT2.1/NAR2.1 Transport System

(2011) E. Laugier et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Tree cover in sub-Saharan Africa: Rainfall and fire constrain forest and savanna as alternative stable states

(2010) A. Carla Staver et al.   ECOLOGY

A depth-controlled tracer technique measures vertical, horizontal and temporal patterns of water use by trees and grasses in a subtropical savanna

(2010) Andrew Kulmatiski et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional Differences in Water-Use Patterns of Contrasting Life Forms in Great Basin Steppelands

(2010) Ronald J. Ryel et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

Grass competition suppresses savanna tree growth across multiple demographic stages

(2009) Corinna Riginos   ECOLOGY

A modular concept of plant foraging behaviour: the interplay between local responses and systemic control

(2009) HANS DE KROON et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Does root competition asymmetry increase with water availability?

(2009) Boris Rewald et al.   Plant Ecology & Diversity

The Shallowest Possible Water Extraction Profile: A Null Model for Global Root Distributions

(2008) H. Jochen Schenk   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

The ecohydrologic significance of hydraulic redistribution in a semiarid savanna

(2008) Russell L. Scott et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH