Belowground plant functional ecology: Towards an integrated perspective

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/67985939:_____/18:00493456

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13145" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13145</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13145" target="_blank" >10.1111/1365-2435.13145</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Belowground plant functional ecology: Towards an integrated perspective

Original language description

1. In recent years, belowground plant ecology has experienced a booming interest. This has resulted in major advances towards a greater understanding of belowground plant and ecosystem functioning focused on fine roots, mycorrhizal associations and nutrient acquisition. 2. Despite this, other important functions (e.g., on-spot persistence, space occupancy, resprouting after biomass removal) exerted by different belowground plant organs (e.g., roots, rhizomes, bulbs) remain largely unexplored. 3. Here, we propose a framework providing a comprehensive perspective on the entire set of belowground plant organs and functions. We suggest a compartment-based approach. We identify two major belowground compartments, that is, acquisitive and nonacquisitive, associated with biomass allocation into these functions. Also, we recommend the nonacquisitive compartment to be divided into structural (e.g., functional roles carried out by rhizomes, such as sharing of resources, space occupancy) and nonstructural (e.g., functional roles exerted by carbohydrates reserve affecting resprouting ability, protection against climate adversity) subcompartments. We discuss methodological challenges-and their possible solutions-posed by changes in biomass allocation across growth forms and ontogenetic stages, and in relation to biomass partitioning and turnover. 4. We urge the implementation of methods and approaches considering all the belowground plant compartments. This way, we would make sure that key, yet less-studied functions would be incorporated into the belowground plant ecology research agenda. The framework has potential to advance the understanding of belowground plant and ecosystem functioning by considering relations and trade-offs between different plant functions and organs. At last, we identify four major areas where using the proposed compartment-based approach would be particularly important, namely (a) biomass scaling, (b) clonality-resource acquisition relations, (c) linkages between resprouting and changing environmental conditions and (d) carbon sequestration.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10611 - Plant sciences, botany

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Functional Ecology

ISSN

0269-8463

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

32

Issue of the periodical within the volume

9

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

2115-2126

UT code for WoS article

000443560300002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85052759027