Warming and elevated CO2 cause greater and deeper root growth by shrubs in a boreal bog
Sören Eliot Weber, Joanne Childs, John Latimer, Paul J. Hanson, Verity Gale Salmon, Geoffrey W. Schwaner, Colleen Marie Iversen
This study shows warming and elevated CO2 increase shrub fine-root production and depth in boreal bogs, potentially shifting ecosystem dominance.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2025 · PreprintEcology