Anatomical structures of fine roots of 91 vascular plant species from four groups in a temperate forest in Northeast China.

ABSTRACT: Fine roots of plants play an important role in terrestrial ecosystems. There is a close association between the anatomical characteristics and physiological and ecological functions of plants, but we still have a very limited knowledge of anatomical traits. For example, (1) we do not know if herbs and grasses have anatomical patterns similar to those of woody plants, and (2) the variation among different woody plants in the same ecosystem is unclear. In the present study, we analysed the anatomical structures of the fine root systems of various groups of vascular plants (ferns, eudicot herbs, monocots and woody plants) from the same ecosystem (a natural secondary forest on Mao'er Mountain, Heilongjiang, China) to answer the following questions: (1) How does the anatomy of the fine roots ch

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6494041 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature