Plant trait variation drives plant function, community composition and ecosystem processes.
However, our current understanding of trait variation disproportionately relies on …

The adoption of diverse resource acquisition strategies is critical for plant growth and
species coexistence. Root phosphatase is of particular importance in the acquisition of soil …

Trade-offs among plant functional traits reflect the trade-off relationships between resource
acquisition and conservation of different plants, which are of pivotal importance for …

Distinct survival strategies can result from trade‐offs in plant function under contrasting
environments. Investment in drought resistance mechanisms can enhance survivorship but …

The exploration of phenotypic spaces of large sets of plant species has considerably
increased our understanding of diversification processes in the plant kingdom …

The belowground world is one of the final frontiers in terrestrial ecology. The tangling of
plant roots with the surrounding soil below is a lifeline for the humble forbs and towering …

Fine root anatomy plays an important role in understanding the relationship between fine
root function and soil environment. However, in different soil environments, the variation of …

Unravelling belowground strategies is critical for understanding species coexistence and
successional dynamics; yet, our knowledge of nutrient acquisition strategies of forest …

Root water uptake (RWU) strategies shape climate‐vegetation feedbacks and ecosystem
productivity. A fundamental relationship between RWU strategies and evolutionary histories …

Key message The first-order root traits are important for nutrients foraging for plants and their
foraging strategies can be influenced by the changing of environmental variables. Abstract …