Absorptive root traits show remarkable cross‐species variation, but major root trait
dimensions across species have not been defined. We sampled first‐order roots and
measured 14 root traits for 96 angiosperm woody species from subtropical C hina, including
root diameter, specific root length, stele diameter, cortex thickness, root vessel size and
density, mycorrhizal colonization rate, root branching intensity, tissue density, and
concentrations of carbon and nitrogen ([N]). Root traits differed in the degree of variation and …

Absorptive root traits show remarkable cross-species variation, but major root trait
dimensions across species have not been defined. We sampled first-order roots and
measured 14 root traits for 96 angiosperm woody species from subtropical China, including
root diameter, specific root length, stele diameter, cortex thickness, root vessel size and
density, mycorrhizal colonization rate, root branching intensity, tissue density, and
concentrations of carbon and nitrogen ([N]). Root traits differed in the degree of variation and …