A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements
In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
Mycorrhizal types differ in ecophysiology and alter plant nutrition and soil processes
Mycorrhizal fungi benefit plants by improved mineral nutrition and protection against stress,
yet information about fundamental differences among mycorrhizal types in fungi and trees …
yet information about fundamental differences among mycorrhizal types in fungi and trees …
The world‐wide 'fast–slow'plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto
PB Reich - Journal of ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The leaf economics spectrum (LES) provides a useful framework for examining species
strategies as shaped by their evolutionary history. However, that spectrum, as originally …
strategies as shaped by their evolutionary history. However, that spectrum, as originally …
The root of the matter: Linking root traits and soil organic matter stabilization processes
Plant roots contribute substantially to the formation of stable soil organic matter (SOM), and
there is evidence that species differ in their contribution to SOM stabilization. However, it …
there is evidence that species differ in their contribution to SOM stabilization. However, it …
Root structure–function relationships in 74 species: evidence of a root economics spectrum related to carbon economy
Although fine roots are important components of the global carbon cycle, there is limited
understanding of root structure–function relationships among species. We determined …
understanding of root structure–function relationships among species. We determined …
The mycorrhizal‐associated nutrient economy: a new framework for predicting carbon–nutrient couplings in temperate forests
Understanding the context dependence of ecosystem responses to global changes requires
the development of new conceptual frameworks. Here we propose a framework for …
the development of new conceptual frameworks. Here we propose a framework for …
Plant species effects on nutrient cycling: revisiting litter feedbacks
SE Hobbie - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2015 - cell.com
In a review published over two decades ago I asserted that, along soil fertility gradients,
plant traits change in ways that reinforce patterns of soil fertility and net primary productivity …
plant traits change in ways that reinforce patterns of soil fertility and net primary productivity …
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
Fine‐root traits play key roles in ecosystem processes, but the drivers of fine‐root trait
diversity remain poorly understood. The plant economic spectrum (PES) hypothesis predicts …
diversity remain poorly understood. The plant economic spectrum (PES) hypothesis predicts …
Linking litter decomposition of above‐and below‐ground organs to plant–soil feedbacks worldwide
Conceptual frameworks relating plant traits to ecosystem processes such as organic matter
dynamics are progressively moving from a leaf‐centred to a whole‐plant perspective …
dynamics are progressively moving from a leaf‐centred to a whole‐plant perspective …
Contrasting dynamics and trait controls in first-order root compared with leaf litter decomposition
T Sun, SE Hobbie, B Berg, H Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Decomposition is a key component of the global carbon (C) cycle, yet current ecosystem C
models do not adequately represent the contributions of plant roots and their mycorrhizae to …
models do not adequately represent the contributions of plant roots and their mycorrhizae to …