Increased human‐derived nitrogen (N) loading in terrestrial ecosystems has caused
widespread ecosystem‐level phosphorus (P) limitation. In response, plants and soil micro …

The search for a root economics spectrum (RES) has been sparked by recent interest in trait‐
based plant ecology. By analogy with the one‐dimensional leaf economics spectrum (LES) …

Plant roots exhibit diverse root functional traits to enable soil phosphorus (P) acquisition,
including changes in root morphology, root exudation and mycorrhizal symbioses. Yet …

Root exudation stimulates microbial decomposition and enhances nutrient availability to
plants. It remains difficult to measure and predict this carbon flux in natural conditions …

The root economics spectrum (RES), a common hypothesis postulating a tradeoff between
resource acquisition and conservation traits, is being challenged by conflicting relationships …

Photosynthesis by leaves and acquisition of water and minerals by roots are required for
plant growth, which is a key component of many ecosystem functions. Although the role of …

In the tropical rainforest of Amazonia, phosphorus (P) is one of the main nutrients controlling
forest dynamics, but its effects on the future of the forest biomass carbon (C) storage under …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been presumed to ameliorate crop tolerance to
drought. Here, we review the role of AMF in maintaining water supply to plants from drying …

Plants operate along a continuum of stringency of regulation of plant water potential from
isohydry to anisohydry. However, most metrics and proxies of plant iso/anisohydric behavior …

The root economics space (RES) is multidimensional and largely shaped by belowground
biotic and abiotic influences. However, how root–fungal symbioses and edaphic fertility drive …