Climate warming is changing the aboveground phenology of plants around the world.
However, the effects of warming on the belowground phenology of plants remain relatively …

The mechanisms by which warming affects fine root lifespan remain unclear. In a large-scale
soil warming experiment in a Chinese fir plantation, fine root dynamics were monitored for …

Belowground plant responses have received much less attention in climate change
experiments than aboveground plant responses, thus hampering a holistic understanding of …

Previous studies have explored the effects of global change on above-ground vegetation in
grassland ecosystems. Few, however, have investigated the responses of root dynamics …

Fine roots play a key role in carbon (C) and nutrient cycling, since fine root life span drives
soil organic C input and, thus, nitrogen (N) availability. The two main fungal symbioses …

The soil is the primary carbon pool in grassland ecosystems, and the turnover of plant roots
is an essential way of organic carbon input. Grazing intensity under a single animal species …

Soil moisture is a key limiting factor in grass growth and restoration in alpine meadow
ecosystems on the northern Tibetan Plateau. In the deeper layers, soil moisture influences …

Background The soil microbiome drives soil ecosystem function, and soil microbial
functionality is directly linked to interactions between microbes and the soil environment …

Understanding belowground morphological mechanisms of trees and grasses is a
complicated task but can help in the design and management of silvopastoral systems. In …

Background and aims Plant phenology is a sensitive indicator of plant response to climate
change. Observations of phenological events belowground for most ecosystems are difficult …