root weight fraction

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The ratio of dry root weight to total dry plant weight, used as an indicator of soil nutrient availability with higher values indicating nutrient-poor conditions

root weight fraction

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Contrasting depth dependencies of plant root presence and mass across biomes underscore prolific root-regolith interactions

Plant Bioassay Testing Soil Quality Following Carrion Insect Activity

The Impact of Carrion Insects on Human Impacted Soil

Plant dominance in a subalpine montane meadow: biotic vs. abiotic controls of subordinate diversity within and across sites

Biotic and abiotic drivers of plant symbionts determine plant performance, the maintenance of diversity, and response to global change

Causes and consequences of dominant and subdominant plant species effects on ecosystem function: using above-and belowground traits in an alpine meadow system

Aboveground and belowground traits of dominant and sub-dominant species along an elevational gradient.

Variation in root morphology and allocation of <i>Androsace septentrionalis</i> along a natural elevation/climate gradient

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Frequently Associated Species

Helianthella

Festuca

Potentilla

Helianthella quinquenervis

Atriplex canescens

Festuca thurberi

Erigeron

herbaceous plants

Peromyscus

Fragaria