Fine roots of the trees are significantly younger than expected
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For the English press release, please visit the webpage of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL:
https://www.wsl.ch/en/news/2018/08/researchers-unravel-the-age-of-fine-tree-roots.html
Original publication
Solly, E. F., Brunner, I., Helmisaari, H.-S., Herzog, C., Leppälammi-Kujansuu, J., Schöning, I., Schrumpf, M., Schweingruber, F. H., Trumbore, S. E., Hagedorn, F. (2018). Unravelling the age of fine roots of temperate and boreal forests. Nature Communications, 9(1).
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05460-6
Contact at Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry:
Dr. Marion Schrumpf, group leader Soil Biogeochemistry
Phone: +49 3641 57 6182, E-mail: mschrumpf@bgc-jena.mpg.de
Dr. Ingo Schöning, scientist
Phone: +49 3641 57 6191, E-mail: ingo.schoening@bgc-jena.mpg.de
Prof Susan Trumbore, director, department Biogeochemical Processes
Phone: +49 3641 57 6110, E-mail: trumbore@bgc-jena.mpg.de