Intraspecific Fine-Root Trait-Environment Relationships across Interior Douglas-Fir Forests of Western Canada

Intraspecific Fine-Root Trait-Environment Relationships across Interior Douglas-Fir Forests of Western Canada

Variation in resource acquisition strategies enables plants to adapt to different environments and may partly determine their responses to climate change. However, little is known about how belowground plant traits vary across climate and soil gradients. Focusing on interior Douglas-fir (<i>Ps...

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Main Authors: Camille E. Defrenne, M. Luke McCormack, W. Jean Roach, Shalom D. Addo-Danso, Suzanne W. Simard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
belowground
biogeographic gradient
Douglas-fir
fine root
mycorrhizal fungi
plant traits
root diameter
root economics
root tissue density
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/8/7/199

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