Relationship between the structure of root systems and resource use for 11 North American grassland plants

By Joseph M. Craine, D. Wedin, F. Chapin, P. B. Reich. Plant Ecology, 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Forestry, Soil Science

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Competition for Nutrients and Optimal Root Allocation (2006, methodology): “Relying on the relationships between simulated stand-level C and N budgets (Craine et al. 2003a), we use a standard ValueCN of 300, where 1 mmol of N is equivalent to 300 mmol of C.”
Shoot growth potential drives N uptake in maize plants and correlates with root growth in the soil (2010, background): “Strong relationships have been observed between the amount of fine root biomass present per unit volume of soil and the depletion of soil water and N for grassland plant species (Craine et al., 2003).”
Soil-carbon preservation through habitat constraints and biological limitations on decomposer activity (2008, unknown): “Not only the roots of trees, but also the roots of many grasses and herbs grow to 1 m depth or even deeper (Craine et al., 2003).”
Species richness and evenness respond in a different manner to propagule density in developing prairie microcosm communities (2007, unknown): “Most species are short-statured with shallow rooting depths (Sun et al. 1997; Craine et al. 2003), which makes them easy to accommodate in a greenhouse experiment.”
Plant functional types: are we getting any closer to the Holy Grail? (2007, background): “Recent efforts in this field are promising (Jackson et al. 1996, Ryser 1996, Craine et al. 2003, Craine & Lee 2003, Wardle 2002).”
Plant species richness, elevated CO2, and atmospheric nitrogen deposition alter soil microbial community composition and function (2007, background): “Moreover, differences in phenology among plant species in this experiment led to lower variation in plant production over time in the species-rich experimental communities (Craine et al., 2003a).”
Seedling root morphology and biomass allocation of 62 tropical tree species in relation to drought‐ and shade‐tolerance (2009, background): “1992) which increase the probability to encounter and exploit high nutrient pockets (Fitter 1985; Craine 2002; Raynaud & Leadley 2004) and fuel onward growth.”
Root traits and soil properties in harvested perennial grassland, annual wheat, and never-tilled annual wheat (2014, background): “Most studies that relate root characteristics to soil properties are container studies (Swemmer et al. 2006) or immature monocultures (Craine et al. 2002, 2003; Fornara et al. 2009).”