Root competition: beyond resource depletion

HJ Schenk - Journal of Ecology, 2006‏ - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Root competition is defined as a reduction in the availability of a soil resource to
roots that is caused by other roots. Resource availability to competitors can be affected …

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

JM Warren, PJ Hanson, CM Iversen, J Kumar… - New …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
There is wide breadth of root function within ecosystems that should be considered when
modeling the terrestrial biosphere. Root structure and function are closely associated with …

Climate controls how ecosystems size the root zone storage capacity at catchment scale

H Gao, M Hrachowitz, SJ Schymanski… - Geophysical …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
The root zone moisture storage capacity (SR) of terrestrial ecosystems is a buffer providing
vegetation continuous access to water and a critical factor controlling land‐atmospheric …

Digging deeper: fine‐root responses to rising atmospheric CO2 concentration in forested ecosystems

CM Iversen - New Phytologist, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Experimental evidence from a diverse set of forested ecosystems indicates that CO2
enrichment may lead to deeper rooting distributions. While the causes of greater root …

Fine root biomass and dynamics in beech forests across a precipitation gradient–is optimal resource partitioning theory applicable to water‐limited mature trees?

D Hertel, T Strecker, H Müller‐Haubold… - Journal of …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Optimal resource partitioning theory predicts that plants should increase the ratio between
water absorbing and transpiring surfaces under short water supply. An increase in fine root …

Water source utilization by woody plants growing on dolomite outcrops and nearby soils during dry seasons in karst region of Southwest China

Y Nie, H Chen, K Wang, J Yang - Journal of Hydrology, 2012‏ - Elsevier
In the seasonally dry karst region of Southwest China, woodland vegetation is frequently
associated with rocky outcrops. We used stable isotope techniques to determine the water …

Root exudation patterns in a beech forest: dependence on soil depth, root morphology, and environment

T Tückmantel, C Leuschner, S Preusser… - Soil Biology and …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Forest subsoils may represent an important C sink in a warming world, but rhizodeposition
as the key biogeochemical process determining the C sink strength of mature forests has not …

The influence of climate on root depth: A carbon cost‐benefit analysis

AJ Guswa - Water Resources Research, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
The depth of the active root zone identifies the portion of the subsurface that exchanges soil
water with the atmosphere. The depth of this zone is determined by a number of factors, and …

Metabolic niches in the rhizosphere microbiome: dependence on soil horizons, root traits and climate variables in forest ecosystems

P Maitra, K Hrynkiewicz, A Szuba… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Understanding belowground plant-microbial interactions is important for biodiversity
maintenance, community assembly and ecosystem functioning of forest ecosystems …

An optimality-based model of the coupled soil moisture and root dynamics

SJ Schymanski, M Sivapalan… - Hydrology and earth …, 2008‏ - hess.copernicus.org
The main processes determining soil moisture dynamics are infiltration, percolation,
evaporation and root water uptake. Modelling soil moisture dynamics therefore requires an …