Root–Shoot Relations: Optimality in Acclimation and Adaptation or the ‘‘Emperor’s New Clothes’’?

By Peter B. Reich. 2002

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science

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Environmental and developmental controls on specific leaf area are little modified by leaf allometry (2008, background): “This size-dependency varies among treatments and across environmental gradients, which affects the interpretation of studies and, ultimately, ecological theory (Reich 2002).”
The Evolution of Plant Functional Variation: Traits, Spectra, and Strategies (2003, background): “Wright IJ, M Westoby, PB Reich 2002 Convergence towards higher leaf mass per area in dry and nutrient-poor habitats has different consequences for leaf life span.”
Root traits contributing to plant productivity under drought (2013, methodology): “…of drought tolerance in this paper; Passioura, 2007), which can be accomplished in a variety of ways, including drought avoidance or desiccation prevention, potentially in combination, through matching crop water use with water availability, and recovery of growth following rewetting…”
Consistency between an allometric approach and optimal partitioning theory in global patterns of plant biomass allocation (2007, background): “2000; Reich 2002).”
Determinants of whole‐plant light requirements in Bornean rain forest tree saplings (2007, background): “There is a mounting body of evidence to suggest that differences in morphology, chemistry, metabolism and tissue turnover rates among species are more relevant to species shade tolerance than biomass allocation patterns (Reich 2002).”
Fine root biomass and dynamics in beech forests across a precipitation gradient – is optimal resource partitioning theory applicable to water‐limited mature trees? (2013, background): “…saplings often differ substantially in their physiology and C allocation patterns from adult trees (e.g. Rice & Bazzaz 1989; Coleman, McConnaughay & Ackerly 1994; McConnaughay & Coleman 1999; Norby & Jackson 2000; Reich 2002), extrapolation of the results to mature trees and forests is problematic.”