The depth at which plants are able to grow roots has important implications for the whole
ecosystem hydrological balance, as well as for carbon and nutrient cycling. Here we …

Hydrology is an integrative discipline linking the broad array of water‐related research with
physical, ecological, and social sciences. The increasing breadth of hydrological research …

Although the above and belowground sizes and shapes of plants strongly influence plant
competition, community structure, and plant–environment interactions, plant sizes and …

Based on literature reports, personal communications and our own observations, maximum
vertical radial root extents were tabulated for various woody species, primarily forest trees …

The extent and consequences of global land‐cover and land‐use change are increasingly
apparent. One consequence not so apparent is the altered structure of plants belowground …

Drought and heat-induced forest dieback and mortality are emerging global concerns.
Although Mediterranean-type forest (MTF) ecosystems are considered to be resilient to …

Jarrah dieback caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi is a major factor affecting the ecology
and management of the jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest. The literature relating to the …

Aims Current estimates of soil organic carbon (SOC) are based largely on surficial
measurements to depths of 0.3 to 1 m. Many of the world's soils greatly exceed 1 m depth …

Globally, combinations of drought and warming are driving widespread tree mortality and
crown dieback. Yet thresholds triggering either tree mortality or crown dieback remain …

Interest in the possible evolutionary convergence has been the impetus for comparative
studies of how organisms function in mediterranean ecosystems (Cody and Mooney 1978) …