Cover crops are widely used to increase the quantity of organic carbon (C) returned to the
soil between cash crops. Roots play an important role in increasing soil organic carbon …

Soil microbial communities are responsive to abiotic and biotic conditions within the
heterogeneous soil environment. In montane plant communities, vegetation can create …

Although fine roots are essential for the water and nutrient uptake of plants, there is limited
understanding of root trait variation and the underlying mechanism. Here, six first‐order root …

Aims Plant P acquisition strategies are driven by multiple belowground morphological and
physiological traits as well as interactions among these traits. This study aimed to …

Uncertainty persists within trait‐based ecology, partly because few studies assess multiple
axes of functional variation and their effect on plant performance. For 55 species from two …

The plant economics spectrum describes the trade‐off between plant resource acquisition
and storage, and sheds light on plant responses to environmental changes. However, the …

It is increasingly recognized that belowground responses to vegetation change are closely
linked to plant functional traits. However, our understanding is limited concerning the relative …

Root‐derived inputs are increasingly viewed as primary controls of soil organic matter
(SOM) formation; however, we have a limited understanding of how root decay rates depend …

Legumes provide multiple ecosystem services in agricultural systems. The objectives of this
study were to evaluate the influence of different legumes through C rhizodeposition on the …

Cover crop trait diversity may enhance multiple ecosystem functions and environmental
sustainability in agroecosystems, providing a mechanistic link between crop diversity and …