The overlooked role of root water content in the root economics space

2026/02/23 by Heng Li, Carlos P. Carmona, Shuli Niu +13 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism #Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics #Plant responses to water stress

paper · doi:10.1038/s41477-026-02232-9

Citations

• TOWARD A METABOLIC THEORY OF ECOLOGY
• The world‐wide ‘fast–slow’ plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto
• Root traits are multidimensional: specific root length is independent from root tissue density and the plant economic spectrum

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