Global meta‐analysis reveals different patterns of root tip adjustments by angiosperm and gymnosperm trees in response to environmental gradients

Rising air temperature and changing precipitation patterns already strongly influence forest ecosystems, yet large‐scale patterns of belowground root trait variation and their underlying drivers are poorly understood. Here, we investigated general patterns of root tip adjustments within fine‐root systems and the potential ecological implications of these patterns.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Journal of Biogeography

• Publication date

  2018-11-23

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1111/jbi.13472
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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