Despite the increasing attention given to the impacts of nanoplastics in terrestrial
environments, there is limited data about the effects on plants, and the quantitative …

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 …

Fine roots play a crucial regulatory role in the subsurface carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles
of terrestrial ecosystems and are potentially influenced by atmospheric N deposition …

Plant roots potentially contribute to slope instability by causing infiltrating water to be
spatially and temporally redistributed in the soil unevenly following rainfall. But the root …

The exploration of phenotypic spaces of large sets of plant species has considerably
increased our understanding of diversification processes in the plant kingdom …

Drought is expected to increase in future climate scenarios. Although responses to drought
of individual functional traits are relatively well‐known, simultaneous changes across …

Background We are facing the challenge of sustainable phosphorus (P) use due to high P
inputs in farmland and low P-use efficiency of crops, which leads to critical soil P imbalances …

Root functional traits are known to influence soil properties that underpin ecosystem
functioning. Yet few studies have explored how root traits simultaneously influence physical …

Recent studies on root traits have shown that there are two axes explaining trait variation
belowground: the collaboration axis with mycorrhizal partners and the conservation ('fast …

Root anatomical traits play crucial roles in understanding root functions and root form–
function linkages. However, the root anatomy and form–function linkages of …