[HTML][HTML] Fine root biomass and morphology in a temperate forest are influenced more by the nitrogen treatment approach than the rate

W Li, Y Shi, D Zhu, W Wang, H Liu, J Li, N Shi, L Ma… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global nitrogen (N) deposition patterns have profoundly affected the production and
morphological structure of fine roots, which in turn changed the distribution of carbon in …

Specific root length as an indicator of environmental change

I Ostonen, Ü Püttsepp, C Biel, O Alberton… - Plant …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Specific root length (SRL, mg− 1) is probably the most frequently measured morphological
parameter of fine roots. It is believed to characterize economic aspects of the root system …

Long‐term soil warming alters fine root dynamics and morphology, and their ectomycorrhizal fungal community in a temperate forest soil

S Kwatcho Kengdo, D Peršoh… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming is predicted to affect temperate forests severely, but the response of fine
roots, key to plant nutrition, water uptake, soil carbon, and nutrient cycling is unclear …

Quantifying lateral root reinforcement in steep slopes–from a bundle of roots to tree stands

M Schwarz, P Lehmann, D Or - Earth Surface Processes and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A review of present modelling approaches for root reinforcement in vegetated steep
hillslopes reveals critical gaps in consideration of plant–soil interactions at various scales of …

Adaptive root foraging strategies along a boreal–temperate forest gradient

I Ostonen, M Truu, HS Helmisaari, M Lukac… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The tree root–mycorhizosphere plays a key role in resource uptake, but also in the
adaptation of forests to changing environments. The adaptive foraging mechanisms of …

Woody debris as a substrate for the growth of a new generation of forest trees

E Błońska, M Kempf, J Lasota - Forest Ecology and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
In Europe, peat is the dominant growing medium in nursery production. Undisturbed
peatlands perform very important ecosystem services, while exploited ones are degraded …

Fine root foraging strategies in N orway spruce forests across a E uropean climate gradient

I Ostonen, HS Helmisaari, W Borken… - Global Change …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Fine root acclimation to different environmental conditions is crucial for growth and
sustainability of forest trees. Relatively small changes in fine root standing biomass (FRB) …

Fine root biomass, production and its proportion of NPP in a fertile middle-aged Norway spruce forest: comparison of soil core and ingrowth core methods

I Ostonen, K Lõhmus, K Pajuste - Forest Ecology and Management, 2005 - Elsevier
Fine root bio-and necromass, net primary production (NPP) of fine roots and its proportion of
the NPP of trees, as well as turnover rate were investigated in a fertile middle-aged Norway …

Fine root morphological adaptations in Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch along a latitudinal gradient in boreal forests

I Ostonen, K Lõhmus, HS Helmisaari, J Truu… - Tree …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Variability in short root morphology of the three main tree species of Europe's boreal forest
(Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and silver birch …

Fine-root trait plasticity of beech (Fagus sylvatica) and spruce (Picea abies) forests on two contrasting soils

M Weemstra, FJ Sterck, EJW Visser, TW Kuyper… - Plant and Soil, 2017 - Springer
Aim The fine roots of trees may show plastic responses to their resource environment.
Several, contrasting hypotheses exist on this plasticity, but empirical evidence for these …