Nutrient resorption (NR) plays a key role in the nutrient conservation of plants. However, a
fundamental understanding of the mechanisms that control NR remains limited. In this …

Fine roots< 2 mm in diameter play a key role in regulating the biogeochemical cycles of
ecosystems and are important to our understanding of ecosystem responses to global …

Over the last few decades, there has been an increasing number of controlled‐manipulative
experiments to investigate how plants and soils might respond to global change. These …

Plants in infertile habitats are thought to have a high rate of nutrient resorption to enable
them reuse nutrients more efficiently than those in fertile habitats. However, there is still …

Most water and essential soil nutrient uptake is carried out by fine roots in plants. It is
therefore important to understand the global geographic patterns of fine-root nitrogen and …

Aim Senesced‐leaf litter plays an important role in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems.
While green‐leaf nutrients have been reported to be affected by climatic factors at the global …

Aim Nutrient resorption from senescing leaves is an important mechanism of nutrient
conservation in plants, but the patterns of nutrient resorption at the global scale are …

Soil extracellular enzyme activity (EEA) and enzymatic stoichiometry (ES) can provide a
good indication of changes in soil nutrient availability and microbial demands for energy and …

Fine root production is the largest component of belowground production and plays
substantial roles in the biogeochemical cycles of terrestrial ecosystems. The increasing …

Nitrogen (N) enrichment often increases aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) of the
ecosystem, but it is unclear if belowground net primary productivity (BNPP) track responses …