Nutrient Foraging Traits in Ten Co-occurring Plant Species of Contrasting Life Forms
Abstract
Morphological responses of the root system were tested by assessing scale, precision, discrimination, and sensitivity. Observations of high variation between species in scale, precision and sensitivity. In herbaceous species alone, scale and precision were positively correlated. Sensitivity was not closely related to precision, indicating that proliferation of roots in fertile patches does not always yield growth benefits in heterogeneous soils. Plant life form was not correlated with precision or sensitivity; however, scale of response was greater in herbs than in woody plants-possibly due to different root growth rates.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- USDA Forest Service, Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC (US)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 807881
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI09-00SR22188
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Ecology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 87; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 1999; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-0477
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; ACCURACY; HERBS; NUTRIENTS; PROLIFERATION; SENSITIVITY; SOILS; MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY; NUTRIENT HETEROGENEITY; ROOT DISTRIBUTION; ROOT PROLIFERATION; SOUTH CAROLINA
Citation Formats
Einsmann, J C, Jones, R H, Pu, M, and Mitchell, R J. Nutrient Foraging Traits in Ten Co-occurring Plant Species of Contrasting Life Forms. United States: N. p., 1999.
Web. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00376.x.
Einsmann, J C, Jones, R H, Pu, M, & Mitchell, R J. Nutrient Foraging Traits in Ten Co-occurring Plant Species of Contrasting Life Forms. United States. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00376.x
Einsmann, J C, Jones, R H, Pu, M, and Mitchell, R J. 1999.
"Nutrient Foraging Traits in Ten Co-occurring Plant Species of Contrasting Life Forms". United States. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00376.x.
@article{osti_807881,
title = {Nutrient Foraging Traits in Ten Co-occurring Plant Species of Contrasting Life Forms},
author = {Einsmann, J C and Jones, R H and Pu, M and Mitchell, R J},
abstractNote = {Morphological responses of the root system were tested by assessing scale, precision, discrimination, and sensitivity. Observations of high variation between species in scale, precision and sensitivity. In herbaceous species alone, scale and precision were positively correlated. Sensitivity was not closely related to precision, indicating that proliferation of roots in fertile patches does not always yield growth benefits in heterogeneous soils. Plant life form was not correlated with precision or sensitivity; however, scale of response was greater in herbs than in woody plants-possibly due to different root growth rates.},
doi = {10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00376.x},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/807881},
journal = {Journal of Ecology},
issn = {0022-0477},
number = ,
volume = 87,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999}
}
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