Impacts of Arctic Shrubs on Root Traits and Belowground Nutrient Cycles Across a Northern Alaskan Climate Gradient

Impacts of Arctic Shrubs on Root Traits and Belowground Nutrient Cycles Across a Northern Alaskan Climate Gradient

Deciduous shrubs are expanding across the graminoid-dominated nutrient-poor arctic tundra. Absorptive root traits of shrubs are key determinants of nutrient acquisition strategy from tundra soils, but the variations of shrub root traits within and among common shrub genera across the arctic climatic...

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Main Authors: Weile Chen, Ken D. Tape, Eugénie S. Euskirchen, Shuang Liang, Adriano Matos, Jonathan Greenberg, Jennifer M. Fraterrigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
arctic shrub expansion
ectomycorrhizal fungi
plant-soil interactions
rooting depth
root economics spectrum
trait-based approach
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.588098/full

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