Despite its fundamental role for carbon (C) and nutrient cycling, rhizodeposition remains 'the
hidden half of the hidden half': it is highly dynamic and rhizodeposits are rapidly …

Carbohydrates provide the building blocks for plant structures as well as versatile resources
for metabolic processes. The nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC), mainly sugars and starch …

Nonstructural carbon (NSC) provides the carbon and energy for plant growth and survival. In
woody plants, fundamental questions about NSC remain unresolved: Is NSC storage an …

Severe droughts endanger ecosystem functioning worldwide. We investigated how drought
affects carbon and water fluxes as well as soil-plant-atmosphere interactions by tracing …

Impacts of climate on stem growth in trees are studied in anatomical, ecophysiological, and
ecological disciplines, but an integrative framework to assess those impacts remains …

Drought affects the carbon (C) source and sink activities of plant organs, with potential
consequences for belowground C allocation, a key process of the terrestrial C cycle. The …

Freezing stress is one of the most important limiting factors determining the ecological
distribution and production of tree species. Assessment of frost risk is, therefore, critical for …

Green plants are Earth's primary solar energy collectors. They harvest the energy of the Sun
by converting light energy into chemical energy stored in the bonds of sugar molecules. A …

Though tree-ring chronologies are annually resolved, their dating has never been
independently validated at the global scale. Moreover, it is unknown if atmospheric …

Despite considerable research demonstrating that biodiversity increases productivity in
forests and regulates herbivory and pathogen damage, there remain gaps in our …