Shersingh Joseph Tumber‐Dávila

The paper integrates belowground plant traits to show persistence strategies are a critical dimension of plant function beyond resource acquisition and exploration.

The paper examines the relationship between fine root carbon (FRC) and soil organic carbon (SOC) across grasslands and forests, finding a positive correlation in grasslands but not forests.

The paper estimates global root exudate carbon fluxes using in situ measurements and fine root biomass, finding a global flux of 15.2 PgC y-1, with no biome differences in mass-specific rates but higher total fluxes in grasslands.