Root allocation and foraging precision in heterogeneous soils
Root growth patterns respond to small-scale resource heterogeneity and the presence of roots of neighboring plants, but how a plant integrates its responses to these cues is not well understood. In the presence of neighbors, plants may shift allocation to roots as a consequence of plant size and roo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-05-01
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Series: | Basic and Applied Ecology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179122000111 |