Aims We examined the physiological and morphological responses of individual fine root segments in boreal forests stands with different age since the last fire to determine changes in specific fine ...

The northeastern United States has been receiving dramatically elevated nitrogen deposition for many decades. This chronic fertilization could result in increase forest growth and carbon sequestration ...

Aims Root respiration is a major contributor to soil CO2 flux, and its response to management practices needs to be evaluated. The aim was to determine the effect of management practices (tillage ...

Perhaps the most scientifically challenging phase of the terrestrial carbon cycle occurs below ground. Innovative experiments, carried out in northern Sweden, illustrate the huge influence of roots ...

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Doing forest research can be a lonely occupation. Ask Jonathan Kressuk, a University of Arkansas at Monticello graduate student. The sun wasn't even up yet. It was the first hard freeze of the season ...

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