Tamm Review: Deep fine roots in forest ecosystems: Why dig deeper?

A Germon, JP Laclau, A Robin, C Jourdan - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
While the number of studies dealing with fine root dynamics in deep soils layers (depth> 1
m) has increased sharply recently, the phenology, the morphology, the anatomy and the role …

Mycorrhizal symbiosis for better adaptation of trees to abiotic stress caused by climate change in temperate and boreal forests

M Usman, T Ho-Plágaro, HER Frank… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Global climate changes have serious consequences on natural ecosystems and cause
diverse environmental abiotic stressors that negatively affect plant growth and development …

Deep soil layers of drought-exposed forests harbor poorly known bacterial and fungal communities

B Frey, L Walthert, C Perez-Mon, B Stierli… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Soil microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi play important roles in the biogeochemical
cycling of soil nutrients, because they act as decomposers or are mutualistic or antagonistic …

[HTML][HTML] Rhizosphere microbiome assembly, drivers and functions in perennial ligneous plant health

M Duret, A Wallner, M Buée, A Aziz - Microbiological Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Plants shape and interact continuously with their rhizospheric microbiota, which play a key
role in plant health and resilience. However, plant-associated microbial community can be …

Change in root-associated fungal communities affects soil enzymatic activities during Pinus massoniana forest development in subtropical China

H Dong, J Ge, K Sun, B Wang, J Xue… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Root-associated fungal communities play a key role in plant productivity and soil processes
in forest ecosystems. However, how diversity and composition of root-associated fungi …

Embracing fine‐root system complexity in terrestrial ecosystem modeling

B Wang, ML McCormack, DM Ricciuto… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Projecting the dynamics and functioning of the biosphere requires a holistic consideration of
whole‐ecosystem processes. However, biases toward leaf, canopy, and soil modeling since …

Potassium limitation of wood productivity: A review of elementary processes and ways forward to modelling illustrated by Eucalyptus plantations

I Cornut, G Le Maire, JP Laclau, J Guillemot… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Potassium (K) is essential for a wide range of physiological functions in plants, and a limiting
element for wood productivity in numerous forest ecosystems. However, the contribution of …

Potassium fertilization increases hydraulic redistribution and water use efficiency for stemwood production in Eucalyptus grandis plantations

V Asensio, JC Domec, Y Nouvellon, JP Laclau… - Environmental and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of droughts in most tropical regions in
the coming decades. A passive phenomenon called hydraulic redistribution (HR) allows …

Shotgun metagenomics of deep forest soil layers show evidence of altered microbial genetic potential for biogeochemical cycling

B Frey, G Varliero, W Qi, B Stierli, L Walthert… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soil microorganisms such as Bacteria and Archaea play important roles in the
biogeochemical cycling of soil nutrients, because they act as decomposers or are mutualistic …

Nutrient deficiency enhances the rate of short-term belowground transfer of nitrogen from Acacia mangium to Eucalyptus trees in mixed-species plantations

IR Oliveira, B Bordron, JP Laclau, RR Paula… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
While a recent study showed that significant amounts of the nitrogen (N) requirements of
young Eucalyptus trees can be provided by nitrogen-fixing trees (NFTs) in mixed-species …