Rooting space is considered as a resource in plants, but comparative studies on the
biomass allocation plasticity in response to rooting volume (RV) are rare. We compared …

Background The plastic response of fine roots to a changing environment is suggested to
affect the growth and form of a plant. Here we show that the plasticity of fine root growth may …

summary Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seedlings were grown for 138 d at two CO2 partial
pressures (35 and 70 Pa CO2) and four N solution concentrations (0.5, 1.5, 3.5 and 6.5 mM …

ABSTRACT I analyzed patterns of variation in root mass allocation and root morphology
among seedlings of woody species in relation to environmental factors in four Neotropical …

Large and high nitrogen (N) concentration seedlings frequently have higher survival and
growth in Mediterranean forest plantations than seedlings with the opposite traits, which has …

Changing environmental conditions have the potential to alter allometric relationships
between plant parts, possibly leading to ecosystem-level feedbacks. We quantified …

Plants are able to detect the presence of their neighbours below‐ground. The associated
root responses may affect plant performance, plant–plant interactions and community …

Aboveground competition is often argued to be the main process determining patterns of
natural forest regeneration. However, the theory of multiple resource limitation suggests that …

Biomass allocation and growth of Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris L., of various sizes (height
0.03 20 m) and ages (1 151 years) were investigated in two infertile sites (raised bog and …

Leaf longevity ranged from an average of 5 to 18 years in individual trees of lodgepole pine
(Pinus contorta Dougl. ssp. latifolia DK Bailey) from six even-aged stands in central …