List of works - M. Luke McCormack

A global Fine-Root Ecology Database to address below-ground challenges in plant ecology

scientific article

A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements

scientific article published on 07 October 2021

An integrated framework of plant form and function: the belowground perspective

scientific article published on 02 July 2021

Association of ectomycorrhizal trees with high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio soils across temperate forests is driven by smaller nitrogen not larger carbon stocks

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Author Correction: Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Building a better foundation: improving root-trait measurements to understand and model plant and ecosystem processes

scientific article

Climate and phylogenetic history structure morphological and architectural trait variation among fine-root orders

scientific article published on 12 July 2020

Climate, soil and plant functional types as drivers of global fine-root trait variation

article

Corrigendum

scientific article published on 28 April 2022

Diverse belowground resource strategies underlie plant species coexistence and spatial distribution in three grasslands along a precipitation gradient

scientific article published on 31 July 2017

Embracing fine‐root system complexity in terrestrial ecosystem modelling

scientific article published on 2 March 2023

Erratum: Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

scientific article published in Nature

Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

scientific article published on 21 February 2018

Fast-cycling unit of root turnover in perennial herbaceous plants in a cold temperate ecosystem

scientific article published on 21 January 2016

Filling gaps in our understanding of belowground plant traits across the world: an introduction to a Virtual Issue

scientific article published on 18 August 2021

Fine-root and mycorrhizal traits help explain ecosystem processes and responses to global change

scientific article

Fine-root morphological trait variation in tropical forest ecosystems: an evidence synthesis

scientific article published on 16 November 2019

Fine-root traits are linked to species dynamics in a successional plant community

scientific article published on 21 February 2019

Fine‐root functional trait responses to experimental warming: a global meta‐analysis

scientific article published in 2021

Foraging strategies in trees of different root morphology: the role of root lifespan

scientific article published in September 2013

Global Root Traits (GRooT) Database

scientific article published on 19 May 2020

Global meta-analysis reveals different patterns of root tip adjustments by angiosperm and gymnosperm trees in response to environmental gradients

scientific article published on 24 November 2018

Global mycorrhizal plant distribution linked to terrestrial carbon stocks

scientific article published on 07 November 2019

Global patterns in fine root decomposition: climate, chemistry, mycorrhizal association and woodiness

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

Global root traits (GRooT) database

scientific article

Growth and physiology of olive pioneer and fibrous roots exposed to soil moisture deficits.

scientific article

Higher biomass partitioning to absorptive roots improves needle nutrition but does not alleviate stomatal limitation of northern Scots pine

scientific article published on 02 May 2021

How are nitrogen availability, fine-root mass, and nitrogen uptake related empirically? Implications for models and theory

scientific article published on 06 January 2019

Impacts of environmental factors on fine root lifespan

scientific article

Increases in the flux of carbon belowground stimulate nitrogen uptake and sustain the long-term enhancement of forest productivity under elevated CO₂.

scientific article published on 9 February 2011

Intraspecific Fine-Root Trait-Environment Relationships across Interior Douglas-Fir Forests of Western Canada

scientific article published on 30 June 2019

Irreconcilable differences: fine-root life spans and soil carbon persistence

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Leaf economics and hydraulic traits are decoupled in five species-rich tropical-subtropical forests

scientific article published on 25 June 2015

Linking fine‐root architecture, vertical distribution and growth rate in temperate mountain shrubs

scientific article published on 07 October 2021

Long-term dynamics of mycorrhizal root tips in a loblolly pine forest grown with free-air CO2 enrichment and soil N fertilization for 6 years

scientific article

Measuring and modeling roots, the rhizosphere, and microbial processes belowground. Organized session--96th Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America in Austin, Texas, USA--10 August 2011.

scientific article published in November 2011

Mechanical traits of fine roots as a function of topology and anatomy

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Moving forward with fine-root definitions and research

scientific article published on 30 August 2016

Mycorrhizal fungi as drivers and modulators of terrestrial ecosystem processes

scientific article published in February 2017

Patterns of structural and defense investments in fine roots of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) across a strong temperature and latitudinal gradient in Europe.

scientific article published on 27 September 2016

Physical and Functional Constraints on Viable Belowground Acquisition Strategies

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Plasticity of fine-root functional traits in the litter layer in response to nitrogen addition in a subtropical forest plantation

scientific article published on 30 December 2016

Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees

article

Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below-ground contributions to terrestrial biosphere processes

scientific article

Root phenology in a changing climate

scientific article

Root responses to elevated <scp>CO</scp><sub>2</sub>, warming and irrigation in a semi‐arid grassland: Integrating biomass, length and life span in a 5‐year field experiment

scientific article published in 2018

Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs

scientific article published on 07 November 2020

Root traits explain plant species distributions along climatic gradients yet challenge the nature of ecological trade-offs

scientific article

Scots pine fine roots adjust along a 2000-km latitudinal climatic gradient

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Seasonal variation in chemistry, but not morphology, in roots of Quercus robur growing in different soil types.

scientific article published on 22 March 2015

Sensitivity of four ecological models to adjustments in fine root turnover rate

scientific article published on 26 November 2014

Similar below-ground carbon cycling dynamics but contrasting modes of nitrogen cycling between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal forests

scientific article published on 28 September 2016

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

scientific article published on 31 December 2019

The decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal necromass

scholarly article by Christopher W. Fernandez et al published February 2016 in Soil Biology and Biochemistry

The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

The importance of trait selection in ecology

scientific article published on 28 June 2023

The rhizosphere and hyphosphere differ in their impacts on carbon and nitrogen cycling in forests exposed to elevated CO₂.

scientific article published on 28 October 2014

Trait covariance: the functional warp of plant diversity?

scientific article

Variability in root production, phenology, and turnover rate among 12 temperate tree species.

scientific article published on August 2014

List of works by M. Luke McCormack

A global Fine-Root Ecology Database to address below-ground challenges in plant ecology

A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements

An integrated framework of plant form and function: the belowground perspective

Association of ectomycorrhizal trees with high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio soils across temperate forests is driven by smaller nitrogen not larger carbon stocks

Author Correction: Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

Building a better foundation: improving root-trait measurements to understand and model plant and ecosystem processes

Climate and phylogenetic history structure morphological and architectural trait variation among fine-root orders

Climate, soil and plant functional types as drivers of global fine-root trait variation

Corrigendum

Diverse belowground resource strategies underlie plant species coexistence and spatial distribution in three grasslands along a precipitation gradient

Embracing fine‐root system complexity in terrestrial ecosystem modelling

Erratum: Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

Fast-cycling unit of root turnover in perennial herbaceous plants in a cold temperate ecosystem

Filling gaps in our understanding of belowground plant traits across the world: an introduction to a Virtual Issue

Fine-root and mycorrhizal traits help explain ecosystem processes and responses to global change

Fine-root morphological trait variation in tropical forest ecosystems: an evidence synthesis

Fine-root traits are linked to species dynamics in a successional plant community

Fine‐root functional trait responses to experimental warming: a global meta‐analysis

Foraging strategies in trees of different root morphology: the role of root lifespan

Global Root Traits (GRooT) Database

Global meta-analysis reveals different patterns of root tip adjustments by angiosperm and gymnosperm trees in response to environmental gradients

Global mycorrhizal plant distribution linked to terrestrial carbon stocks

Global patterns in fine root decomposition: climate, chemistry, mycorrhizal association and woodiness

Global root traits (GRooT) database

Growth and physiology of olive pioneer and fibrous roots exposed to soil moisture deficits.

Higher biomass partitioning to absorptive roots improves needle nutrition but does not alleviate stomatal limitation of northern Scots pine

How are nitrogen availability, fine-root mass, and nitrogen uptake related empirically? Implications for models and theory

Impacts of environmental factors on fine root lifespan

Increases in the flux of carbon belowground stimulate nitrogen uptake and sustain the long-term enhancement of forest productivity under elevated CO₂.

Intraspecific Fine-Root Trait-Environment Relationships across Interior Douglas-Fir Forests of Western Canada

Irreconcilable differences: fine-root life spans and soil carbon persistence

Leaf economics and hydraulic traits are decoupled in five species-rich tropical-subtropical forests

Linking fine‐root architecture, vertical distribution and growth rate in temperate mountain shrubs

Long-term dynamics of mycorrhizal root tips in a loblolly pine forest grown with free-air CO2 enrichment and soil N fertilization for 6 years

Measuring and modeling roots, the rhizosphere, and microbial processes belowground. Organized session--96th Annual Meeting, Ecological Society of America in Austin, Texas, USA--10 August 2011.

Mechanical traits of fine roots as a function of topology and anatomy

Moving forward with fine-root definitions and research

Mycorrhizal fungi as drivers and modulators of terrestrial ecosystem processes

Patterns of structural and defense investments in fine roots of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) across a strong temperature and latitudinal gradient in Europe.

Physical and Functional Constraints on Viable Belowground Acquisition Strategies

Plasticity of fine-root functional traits in the litter layer in response to nitrogen addition in a subtropical forest plantation

Predicting fine root lifespan from plant functional traits in temperate trees

Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below-ground contributions to terrestrial biosphere processes

Root phenology in a changing climate

Root responses to elevated <scp>CO</scp><sub>2</sub>, warming and irrigation in a semi‐arid grassland: Integrating biomass, length and life span in a 5‐year field experiment

Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs

Root traits explain plant species distributions along climatic gradients yet challenge the nature of ecological trade-offs

Scots pine fine roots adjust along a 2000-km latitudinal climatic gradient

Seasonal variation in chemistry, but not morphology, in roots of Quercus robur growing in different soil types.

Sensitivity of four ecological models to adjustments in fine root turnover rate

Similar below-ground carbon cycling dynamics but contrasting modes of nitrogen cycling between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal forests

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

The decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal necromass

The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants

The importance of trait selection in ecology

The rhizosphere and hyphosphere differ in their impacts on carbon and nitrogen cycling in forests exposed to elevated CO₂.

Trait covariance: the functional warp of plant diversity?

Variability in root production, phenology, and turnover rate among 12 temperate tree species.