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The impact of soil warming on fine root trait responses of trees, deciduous vs. coniferous: a meta-analysis Cover

The impact of soil warming on fine root trait responses of trees, deciduous vs. coniferous: a meta-analysis

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|May 2023

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Figure 1.

Effect sizes of fine root traits, including fine root biomass (FRB), and fine root morphological traits, such as specific root length (SRL), specific root area (SRA), and diameter (D) of coniferous and deciduous trees to soil warming. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals (CI). The vertical line shows an effect size of zero. The effect of soil warming on fine root traits was considered significant if the 95% CI of the effect size for a variable did not overlap zero.
Effect sizes of fine root traits, including fine root biomass (FRB), and fine root morphological traits, such as specific root length (SRL), specific root area (SRA), and diameter (D) of coniferous and deciduous trees to soil warming. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals (CI). The vertical line shows an effect size of zero. The effect of soil warming on fine root traits was considered significant if the 95% CI of the effect size for a variable did not overlap zero.

Figure 2.

Meta-regression slops showing fine root biomass variation in relation to the warming magnitude and soil depth. The sizes of the circles correspond to the weight given to each individual study in the meta-analysis. Larger circles represent a higher weighting.
Meta-regression slops showing fine root biomass variation in relation to the warming magnitude and soil depth. The sizes of the circles correspond to the weight given to each individual study in the meta-analysis. Larger circles represent a higher weighting.

Summary of the meta-regression model, P values <0_05 are significant_

Fine root traitsModerator variablesTree speciesCovariateCoefficientStandard Error95% Lower95% UpperZ-valueTwo-tailed P-valueR2
FRBWarming magnitudeOverallIntercept2.130.5810.993.273.670.000.28
Warming magnitude-0.530.178-0.87-0.18-2.990.00
ConiferousIntercept3.210.7961.644.774.030.000.56
Warming magnitude-0.840.235-1.30-0.38-3.590.00
DeciduousIntercept1.020.733-0.412.461.400.160.01
Warming magnitude-0.110.255-0.610.38-0.440.66
Soil depthOverallIntercept-0.000.58-1.161.14-0.010.980.07
Soil depth0.050.04-0.020.131.380.16
ConiferousIntercept0.210.96-1.672.100.220.820.08
Soil depth0.050.05-0.060.160.850.39
DeciduousIntercept-0.340.93-2.181.49-0.370.710.20
Soil depth0.120.09-0.060.321.280.20
SRAWarming magnitudeOverallIntercept-1.061.78-4.552.42-0.600.540.42
Warming magnitude0.730.46-0.181.641.570.11
Soil depthIntercept-1.031.36-3.701.63-0.760.440.65
Soil depth0.140.070.000.291.990.04
SRLWarming magnitudeOverallIntercept-1.061.78-4.552.42-0.600.540.42
Warming magnitude0.730.46-0.181.641.570.11
Soil depthIntercept-1.031.36-3.701.63-0.760.440.65
0.140.070.000.291.990.04
DWarming magnitudeOverallIntercept0.490.51-0.521.500.950.341.00
Warming magnitude-0.130.06-0.25-0.00-2.060.03
Soil depthIntercept-2.820.95-4.68-0.95-2.970.001.00
Soil depth0.160.050.040.272.770.00
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fsmu-2022-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
Language: English
Page range: 67 - 75
Submitted on: Dec 4, 2022
Accepted on: Dec 30, 2022
Published on: May 4, 2023
Published by: Estonian University of Life Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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