Plant growth is usually constrained by the availability of nutrients, water, or temperature,
rather than photosynthetic carbon (C) fixation. Under these conditions leaf growth is …

Mycorrhizal fungi benefit plants by improved mineral nutrition and protection against stress,
yet information about fundamental differences among mycorrhizal types in fungi and trees …

Explaining the large-scale diversity of soil organisms that drive biogeochemical processes—
and their responses to environmental change—is critical. However, identifying consistent …

Ecological theory is built on trade-offs, where trait differences among species evolved as
adaptations to different environments. Trade-offs are often assumed to be bidirectional …

Climate warming is predicted to affect temperate forests severely, but the response of fine
roots, key to plant nutrition, water uptake, soil carbon, and nutrient cycling is unclear …

Fine root traits vary greatly with environmental changes, but the understanding of root trait
variation and its drivers is limited over broad geographical scales, especially for …

The root economics spectrum (RES) hypothesis predicts that fast‐growing tree species have
short‐lived roots with high specific root length (SRL) to allow rapid resource uptake, and …

Background and aims While large differences in microbial biomass and extracellular
enzyme activities (EEAs) between rhizosphere and bulk soils have been demonstrated, the …

Plant uptake and transportation of resources, such as water, nutrients and photosynthates,
are crucial for plant growth, and a main driver of ecosystem functioning and community …

Large-scale studies that examine the responses of ectomycorrhizal fungi across
biogeographic gradients are necessary to assess their role in mediating current and …