Fine-Root Traits Reveal Contrasting Ecological Strategies in European Beech and Norway Spruce During Extreme Drought

Trees adjust multiple structural and functional organ-specific characteristics, “traits”, to cope with diverse soil conditions. Studies on traits are widely used to uncover ecological species adaptability to varying environments. However, fine-root traits are rarely studied for methodological reason...

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Main Authors: Petia Simeonova Nikolova, Taryn L. Bauerle, Karl-Heinz Häberle, Helmut Blaschke, Ivano Brunner, Rainer Matyssek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.01211/full