… In this review, we examine how within-species variation in absorptive fine root lifespan
responds to four key environmental factors: water availability (precipitation), soil moisture, …

… Our results highlight linkages between fine root lifespan in temperate trees and plant
functional traits that may reduce uncertainty in predictions of root lifespan or turnover across …

… originally present from a particular cohort die) or mean (average time in days for all the fine
roots from a particular cohort to die) fine root life span values reported in tables or main text …

… To understand the drivers of fine root lifespan at a large scale, we compiled the largest dataset
of median fine root lifespan (MRL) to date using 98 observations on absorptive roots only, …

… life form and environment on the life span of fine roots (≤1 mm in diameter). While doing
so I will explore the degree to which variation in root lifespan can be attributed to species and …

… Our species-specific estimates of fine root lifespan are derived from a review of … of fine
root lifespan and turnover for 95 species using a combination of direct observations of fine root …

… that understanding the role of fine roots in species’ performance requires more information
on interspecific variation in fine-root biomass and length density, and fine-root life span. …

… the effect of warming on fine root lifespan and its underlying … the overall fine root lifespan of
Chinese fir plantation as root … the root lifespan; (3) warming will affect fine root lifespan by root …

… of fine root life span on root diameter, branch order, depth in soil and season of root birth
across these five species. Our overall null hypothesis was that fine root life span would not differ …

… fine root lifespan at the global scale are still limited. We compiled a dataset of 421 fine root
lifespan … species, explored relationships between fine root lifespan and biotic and abiotic …