Linkages between plant functional composition, fine root processes and potential soil N mineralization rates

Agriculture & Biology

• fine roots 88%
• mineralization 76%
• soil 39%
• detritus 23%
• soil organic matter 12%
• degradation 11%
• chemistry 11%
• grasslands 11%
• deterioration 10%
• recalcitrant species 9%
• grasses 9%
• chemical constituents of plants 8%
• belowground biomass 8%
• biomass 7%
• soil carbon 7%
• forbs 7%
• edaphic factors 7%
• microbial biomass 7%
• ecosystem services 6%
• phytomass 6%
• legumes 5%
• biodiversity 5%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• fine root 100%
• mineralization 57%
• soil 33%
• rate 25%
• detritus 19%
• biomass 15%
• decomposition 13%
• immobilization 13%
• soil organic matter 12%
• grass 11%
• grassland 10%
• loss 6%
• soil carbon 6%
• functional group 6%
• carbon sequestration 5%
• ecosystem service 5%