… root traits related to resource acquisition on absorptive fine … A major reason of the high
root trait variability in our study … in the common tree species of Chinese subtropical forests. – …

… root ecological processes in subtropical evergreen forest is very rare. Methods We observed
root dynamics of six tree species across root orders for two years in an experimental forest …

… local resource and niche dimensions as well as alternative … these root morphological traits
in temperate forest ecosystems (… -root traits and functional types (lower order, absorptive roots …

… Leading dimensions in absorptive root trait variation across 96 subtropical forest species.
New Phytologist, 203, 863-872. Kong DL, Wang JJ, Valverde-Barrantes OJ, Kardol P (2021). …

… Quantifying plant trait variation yields insights into trade-offs … Given this, the trait data obtained
from different 96 root … in fine roots of tree species from a cool- 628 temperate forest. Annals …

… different types of root C deposition such as root exudates, root … 58–96% of total root C
deposition to rhizosphere soils (… other root functional traits based on a single-dimensional root trait …

… of variation in C allocation and functional traits of absorptive roots on the RPE among tree
species. … washed with tap water to remove the adhered soil before morphology measurements. …

… to temperate forests, where most of our knowledge on root … absorptive roots, which are
the most distal orders of fine root … of tropical forest fine root trait variation across nutrient and …

… trait variation in species-rich stands can reduce trait overlap, … tree does not exceed the size
of the subplot and lateral root … selected fine root traits are all absorptive traits closely related …

… influence of soil variation on root trait variation relationships. … root traits varied more than leaf
traits across forest types, with … tips that form an absorptive mat just under the leaf litter layer, …