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View article: Coordination of flux-related leaf and root traits impacts forest community assembly
Coordination of flux-related leaf and root traits impacts forest community assembly Open
Understanding the functions and coordination of plant traits is critical for predicting how diverse species respond to climate change. According to hydraulic and economic theories, leaves and roots—key organs for resource acquisition—are e…
View article: Coordination of flux-related leaf and root traits impacts forest community assembly
Coordination of flux-related leaf and root traits impacts forest community assembly Open
Understanding the functions and coordination of plant traits is critical for predicting how diverse species respond to climate change. According to hydraulic and economic theories, leaves and roots—key organs for resource acquisition—are e…
View article: Drivers of nematode diversity in forest soils across climatic zones
Drivers of nematode diversity in forest soils across climatic zones Open
Nematodes are the most abundant multi-cellular animals in soil, influencing key processes and functions in terrestrial ecosystems. Yet, little is known about the drivers of nematode abundance and diversity in forest soils across climatic z…
View article: Drivers of nematode diversity in forest soils across climatic zones
Drivers of nematode diversity in forest soils across climatic zones Open
Nematodes are the most abundant multi-cellular animals in soil, influencing key processes and functions in terrestrial ecosystems. Yet, little is known about the drivers of nematode abundance and diversity in forest soils across climatic z…
View article: Building a better foundation: improving root‐trait measurements to understand and model plant and ecosystem processes
Building a better foundation: improving root‐trait measurements to understand and model plant and ecosystem processes Open
Summary Trait‐based approaches provide a useful framework to investigate plant strategies for resource acquisition, growth, and competition, as well as plant impacts on ecosystem processes. Despite significant progress capturing trait vari…
View article: Similar below‐ground carbon cycling dynamics but contrasting modes of nitrogen cycling between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal forests
Similar below‐ground carbon cycling dynamics but contrasting modes of nitrogen cycling between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal forests Open
Summary Compared with ectomycorrhizal ( ECM ) forests, arbuscular mycorrhizal ( AM ) forests are hypothesized to have higher carbon (C) cycling rates and a more open nitrogen (N) cycle. To test this hypothesis, we synthesized 645 observati…