Open AccessIssue Information
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
plant‐environment interactions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
ISSN - 2575-6265
DOI - 10.1002/pei3.10016
Subject(s) - citation , productivity , root (linguistics) , amazon rainforest , litter , soil water , environmental science , forestry , geography , computer science , world wide web , soil science , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , biology , economics , macroeconomics
What we see above‐ground reflects below‐ground processes. Decomposing leaf litter and roots growing in a temporary pool of water, in rain forest at the AmazonFACE field station, Central Amazonia. Amanda Cordeiro et al. demonstrate how fine‐root productivity and mortality in surface‐soil layers are sensitive to precipitation, and how often‐overlooked roots in deeper soils contribute considerably to fine‐root production. The authors discuss the implications of their findings for forest soil carbon storage and cycling. Photo Credit: João M. Rosa