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Root architecture governs plasticity in response to drought (2018)
Journal Article
Fry, E., Evans, A., Sturrock, C., Bullock, J., & Bardgett, R. (2018). Root architecture governs plasticity in response to drought. Plant and Soil, 433, 189-200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3824-1

Aims: Root characteristics are important for predicting plant and ecosystem responses to resource scarcity. Simple, categorical traits for roots could be broadly applied to ecosystem function and restoration experiments, but they need to be evaluate... Read More about Root architecture governs plasticity in response to drought.

Soil multifunctionality and drought resistance are determined by plant structural traits in restoring grassland (2018)
Journal Article
Fry, E., Savage, J., Evans, A., Oakley, S., Pritchard, W., Ostle, N., …Bardgett, R. (2018). Soil multifunctionality and drought resistance are determined by plant structural traits in restoring grassland. Ecology, 99(10), 2260-2271. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2437

It is increasingly recognized that belowground responses to vegetation change are closely linked to plant functional traits. However, our understanding is limited concerning the relative importance of different plant traits for soil functions and of... Read More about Soil multifunctionality and drought resistance are determined by plant structural traits in restoring grassland.

Drought neutralises plant–soil feedback of two mesic grassland forbs (2018)
Journal Article
Fry, E., Johnson, G., Evans, A., Pritchard, W., Bullock, J., & Bardgett, R. (2018). Drought neutralises plant–soil feedback of two mesic grassland forbs. Oecologia, 186, 1113-1125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-018-4082-x

Plant–soil feedbacks (PSFs) describe the effect of a plant species on soil properties, which affect the performance of future generations. Here we test the hypothesis that drought alters PSFs by reducing plant–microbe associations and nutrient uptake... Read More about Drought neutralises plant–soil feedback of two mesic grassland forbs.