Belowground consequences of converting broadleaf to conifer forest: Comparing the fine root systems of European beech and Scots pine

Effects of Summer Drought on the Fine Root System of Five Broadleaf Tree Species Along A Precipitation Gradient

(2020) Sebastian Fuchs et al.   Forests

A first assessment of the impact of the extreme 2018 summer drought on Central European forests

(2020) Bernhard Schuldt et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Drought response of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) – a review

(2020) Christoph Leuschner   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Thinned northern German Scots pine forests have a low carbon storage and uptake potential in comparison to naturally developing beech forests

(2020) Agnes Förster et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs

(2020) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Effects of bedrock type and soil chemistry on the fine roots of European beech – A study on the belowground plasticity of trees

(2019) Kristina Kirfel et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Plasticity of Fine-Root Traits Under Long-Term Irrigation of a Water-Limited Scots Pine Forest

(2019) Ivano Brunner et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

A belowground perspective of temperate old-growth forests: Fine root system structure in beech primeval and production forests

(2018) Esther Klingenberg et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Roots and rhizospheres in forest ecosystems: Recent advances and future challenges

(2018) Ina C. Meier et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Towards a multidimensional root trait framework: a tree root review

(2016) Monique Weemstra et al.   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

Acid and calcareous soils affect nitrogen nutrition and organic nitrogen uptake by beech seedlings (Fagus sylvatica L.) under drought, and their ectomycorrhizal community structure

(2016) Martin Leberecht 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

Limited Growth Recovery after Drought-Induced Forest Dieback in Very Defoliated Trees of Two Pine Species

(2016) Guillermo Guada et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

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

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

Fine root dynamics in Slovenian beech forests in relation to soil temperature and water availability

(2015) Peter Železnik et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Going underground: root traits as drivers of ecosystem processes

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

Soil C and nutrient stores under Scots pine afforestations compared to ancient beech forests in the German Pleistocene: The role of tree species and forest history

(2013) Christoph Leuschner et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

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

Roots and Associated Fungi Drive Long-Term Carbon Sequestration in Boreal Forest

(2013) K. E. Clemmensen et al.   SCIENCE

Driving factors of a vegetation shift from Scots pine to pubescent oak in dry Alpine forests

(2012) Andreas Rigling et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees

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

Fine root production and turnover in forest ecosystems in relation to stand and environmental characteristics

(2011) Leena Finér et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Importance of root derived carbon for soil organic matter storage in a temperate old-growth beech forest – Evidence from C, N and 14C content

(2011) Cindy Tefs et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Fine root traits in adult trees of evergreen and deciduous taxa from low and high elevation in the Alps

(2011) Pilar Alvarez-Uria et al.   Alpine Botany

Fine Root Biomass, Production, Turnover Rates, and Nutrient Contents in Boreal Forest Ecosystems in Relation to Species, Climate, Fertility, and Stand Age: Literature Review and Meta-Analyses

(2010) Z. Y. Yuan et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

Factors causing variation in fine root biomass in forest ecosystems

(2010) Leena Finér et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Root Growth and Recovery in Temperate Broad-Leaved Forest Stands Differing in Tree Species Diversity

(2009) Catharina Meinen et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Belowground drought response of European beech: fine root biomass and carbon partitioning in 14 mature stands across a precipitation gradient

(2008) INA C. MEIER et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY