Species habitat preferences and root trait variation across 65 temperate perennial forbs.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

While we know a lot about variation of root traits across large set of species, knowledge on differences in root traits among species with different ecological optima, simultaneously considering species lifespan and phylogeny, is limited. We also do not know if inter-specific differences in root traits measured in one environment apply in another environment. Such knowledge is crucial to predict species responses to future environments.

Methods

Using 65 species cultivated under uniform conditions, we studied the effects of species habitat preference, describing under which conditions the species naturally occur, on root morphological and chemical traits and allocation to roots while also considering species lifespan, phenology at harvest and phylogeny. In

SUBMITTER: Munzbergova Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12682835 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature