Belowground plant biomass allocation in tundra ecosystems and its relationship with temperature

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 55003 - 55010
• Main Authors: Wang, Peng, Heijmans, Monique M P D, Mommer, Liesje, van Ruijven, Jasper, Maximov, Trofim C, Berendse, Frank
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 2016
• Subjects: belowground biomass; Biomass; biomass allocation; Carbon; Carbon cycle; Climate; Climate change; Climate effects; Ecosystems; Global warming; Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology; Natuurbeheer en Plantenecologie; PE&RC; Plant biomass; Plant communities; Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation; Plantenecologie en Natuurbeheer; Productivity; root biomass; root:shoot ratio; Taiga & tundra; Tundra; tundra vegetation; WIMEK

Climate warming is known to increase the aboveground productivity of tundra ecosystems. Recently, belowground biomass is receiving more attention, but the effects of climate warming on belowground productivity remain unclear. Enhanced understanding of the belowground component of the tundra is impor...