Life span and structure of ephemeral root modules of different functional groups from a desert system

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

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

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

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

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

(2014) Deliang Kong et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Root phenes that reduce the metabolic costs of soil exploration: opportunities for 21st century agriculture

(2014) JONATHAN P. LYNCH   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Going underground: root traits as drivers of ecosystem processes

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

Regional scale patterns of fine root lifespan and turnover under current and future climate

(2013) M. Luke McCormack et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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

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

Stored carbon partly fuels fine-root respiration but is not used for production of new fine roots

(2013) Douglas J. Lynch et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Improved scaling of minirhizotron data using an empirically-derived depth of field and correcting for the underestimation of root diameters

(2013) Benton N. Taylor et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Characteristics of the clonal propagation of Alhagi sparsifolia Shap. (Fabaceae) under different groundwater depths in Xinjiang, China

(2013) Dongwei Gui et al.   RANGELAND JOURNAL

Patterns of root architecture adaptation of a phreatophytic perennial desert plant in a hyperarid desert

(2013) B. Liu et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Relationships between root respiration rate and root morphology, chemistry and anatomy in Larix gmelinii and Fraxinus mandshurica

(2013) S. Jia et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Interspecific coordination and intraspecific plasticity of fine root traits in North American temperate tree species

(2013) Cornelia M. Tobner et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Controls of Fine Root Life Span

(2012) Han Y. H. Chen et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

Do increased summer precipitation and N deposition alter fine root dynamics in a Mojave Desert ecosystem?

(2012) Paul S. J. Verburg et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees

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

Indirect Methods Produce Higher Estimates of Fine Root Production and Turnover Rates than Direct Methods

(2012) Z. Y. Yuan et al.   PLoS One

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

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

Introducing short roots in a desert perennial: anatomy and spatiotemporal foraging responses to increased precipitation

(2011) Roberto Salguero-Gómez et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Root Cortical Aerenchyma Enhances the Growth of Maize on Soils with Suboptimal Availability of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium

(2011) J. A. Postma et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Growth and physiology of olive pioneer and fibrous roots exposed to soil moisture deficits

(2011) S. Polverigiani et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Ephemeral root modules in Fraxinus mandshurica

(2010) Mengxue Xia et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Life on the edge – to which degree does phreatic water sustain vegetation in the periphery of the Taklamakan Desert?

(2009) Helge Bruelheide et al.   APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

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

(2009) Javier F. Espeleta et al.   ECOLOGY

The effects of elevated CO2on root respiration rates of two Mojave Desert shrubs

(2009) NAOMI M. CLARK et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Root anatomy, morphology, and longevity among root orders in Vaccinium corymbosum (Ericaceae)

(2008) Luis R. Valenzuela-Estrada et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Endogenous and exogenous controls of root life span, mortality and nitrogen flux in a longleaf pine forest: root branch order predominates

(2008) Dali Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

Irreconcilable Differences: Fine-Root Life Spans and Soil Carbon Persistence

(2008) A. E. Strand et al.   SCIENCE