A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements
In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
Understanding the roles of nonstructural carbohydrates in forest trees–from what we can measure to what we want to know
H Hartmann, S Trumbore - New phytologist, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Carbohydrates provide the building blocks for plant structures as well as versatile resources
for metabolic processes. The nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC), mainly sugars and starch …
for metabolic processes. The nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC), mainly sugars and starch …
Physiological and structural tradeoffs underlying the leaf economics spectrum
The leaf economics spectrum (LES) represents a suite of intercorrelated leaf traits
concerning construction costs per unit leaf area, nutrient concentrations, and rates of carbon …
concerning construction costs per unit leaf area, nutrient concentrations, and rates of carbon …
Plant growth: the what, the how, and the why
Growth is a widely used term in plant science and ecology, but it can have different
meanings depending on the context and the spatiotemporal scale of analysis. At the …
meanings depending on the context and the spatiotemporal scale of analysis. At the …
Drought effect on plant biomass allocation: A meta‐analysis
Drought is one of the abiotic stresses controlling plant function and ecological stability. In the
context of climate change, drought is predicted to occur more frequently in the future …
context of climate change, drought is predicted to occur more frequently in the future …
A global Fine‐Root Ecology Database to address below‐ground challenges in plant ecology
CM Iversen, ML McCormack, AS Powell… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Variation and tradeoffs within and among plant traits are increasingly being harnessed by
empiricists and modelers to understand and predict ecosystem processes under changing …
empiricists and modelers to understand and predict ecosystem processes under changing …
Terrestrial gross carbon dioxide uptake: global distribution and covariation with climate
Terrestrial gross primary production (GPP) is the largest global CO2 flux driving several
ecosystem functions. We provide an observation-based estimate of this flux at 123±8 …
ecosystem functions. We provide an observation-based estimate of this flux at 123±8 …
Enhancing crop yields through improvements in the efficiency of photosynthesis and respiration
The rate with which crop yields per hectare increase each year is plateauing at the same
time that human population growth and other factors increase food demand. Increasing yield …
time that human population growth and other factors increase food demand. Increasing yield …
[图书][B] Plant physiological ecology
Box 9E. 1 Continued FIGURE 2. The C–S–R triangle model (Grime 1979). The strategies at
the three corners are C, competiti-winning species; S, stress-tolerating s-cies; R …
the three corners are C, competiti-winning species; S, stress-tolerating s-cies; R …
The dilemma of plants: to grow or defend
DA Herms, WJ Mattson - The quarterly review of biology, 1992 - journals.uchicago.edu
Physiological and ecological constraints play key roles in the evolution of plant growth
patterns, especially in relation to defenses against herbivores. Phenotypic and life history …
patterns, especially in relation to defenses against herbivores. Phenotypic and life history …