Plant phosphorus‐use and‐acquisition strategies in Amazonia

T Reichert, A Rammig, L Fuchslueger, LF Lugli… - New …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
In the tropical rainforest of Amazonia, phosphorus (P) is one of the main nutrients controlling
forest dynamics, but its effects on the future of the forest biomass carbon (C) storage under …

Tamm Review: Deep fine roots in forest ecosystems: Why dig deeper?

A Germon, JP Laclau, A Robin, C Jourdan - Forest Ecology and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
While the number of studies dealing with fine root dynamics in deep soils layers (depth> 1
m) has increased sharply recently, the phenology, the morphology, the anatomy and the role …

Global root traits (GRooT) database

NR Guerrero‐Ramírez, L Mommer… - Global Ecology and …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Motivation Trait data are fundamental to the quantitative description of plant form and
function. Although root traits capture key dimensions related to plant responses to changing …

Toward a coordinated understanding of hydro‐biogeochemical root functions in tropical forests for application in vegetation models

DF Cusack, B Christoffersen, CM Smith‐Martin… - New …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Tropical forest root characteristics and resource acquisition strategies are underrepresented
in vegetation and global models, hampering the prediction of forest–climate feedbacks for …

Rapid responses of root traits and productivity to phosphorus and cation additions in a tropical lowland forest in Amazonia

LF Lugli, JS Rosa, KM Andersen, R Di Ponzio… - New …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soil nutrient availability can strongly affect root traits. In tropical forests, phosphorus (P) is
often considered the main limiting nutrient for plants. However, support for the P paradigm is …

Carbon contents and fine root production in tropical silvopastoral systems

DE Morales Ruiz, DR Aryal, R Pinto Ruiz… - Land Degradation & …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Owing to the increasing extension of land for livestock production, silvopastoral practices
have been among the promising approaches to enhance carbon (C) sequestration …

Tradeoffs and synergies in tropical forest root traits and dynamics for nutrient and water acquisition: field and modeling advances

DF Cusack, SD Addo-Danso, EA Agee… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Vegetation processes are fundamentally limited by nutrient and water availability, the uptake
of which is mediated by plant roots in terrestrial ecosystems. While tropical forests play a …

Topography as a factor driving small‐scale variation in tree fine root traits and root functional diversity in a species‐rich tropical montane forest

K Pierick, C Leuschner, J Homeier - New Phytologist, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the variation in tree fine root traits and their functional diversity along a local
topographic gradient in a Neotropical montane forest to test if fine root trait variation along …

Root morphological and physiological traits are committed to the phosphorus acquisition of the desert plants in phosphorus-deficient soils

Y Gao, Z Zhang, F Zeng, X Ma - BMC Plant Biology, 2023‏ - Springer
Background Phosphorus (P) deficiency in desert ecosystems is widespread. Generally,
desert species may allocate an enormous proportion of photosynthetic carbon to their root …

A framework for fine‐root trait syndromes: syndrome coexistence may support phosphorus partitioning in tropical forests

C Dallstream, M Weemstra, FM Soper - Oikos, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fine roots balance multiple essential plant functions that ultimately fuel plant productivity.
The coordination of root functional traits is multidimensional, meaning that some traits are …