The Neglected Belowground Dimension of Plant Dominance
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
32650986
DOI
10.1016/j.tree.2020.06.006
PII: S0169-5347(20)30168-3
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- belowground organs, biomass allocation, biomass scaling, ecosystem functioning, local abundance,
- MeSH
- Biomass MeSH
- Ecosystem * MeSH
- Plant Roots MeSH
- Plants * MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
Dominants are key species that shape ecosystem functioning. Plant dominance is typically assessed on aboveground features. However, belowground, individual species may not scale proportionally in relation to their aboveground dimension. This is especially important in ecosystems where most biomass is allocated belowground, including grassy and shrubby biomes.
CNRS UMR 7618 Sorbonne University Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Paris 75005 France
Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences Třeboň 37982 Czech Republic
School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine Camerino University Camerino 62032 Italy
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