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The root of the matter: Linking root traits and soil organic matter stabilization processes by Poirier, Vincent, Roumet, Catherine, Munson, Alison D.

“…Plant roots contribute substantially to the formation of stable soil organic matter (SOM), and there is evidence that species differ in their contribution to…”
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Fine-root traits in the global spectrum of plant form and function by Carmona, Carlos P., Bueno, C. Guillermo, Toussaint, Aurele, Träger, Sabrina, Díaz, Sandra, Moora, Mari, Munson, Alison D., Pärtel, Meelis, Zobel, Martin, Tamme, Riin

“…Plant traits determine how individual plants cope with heterogeneous environments. Despite large variability in individual traits, trait coordination and…”
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Seedling Response to Simulated Browsing and Reduced Water Availability: Insights for Assisted Migration Plantations by Emilie Champagne, Roxanne Turgeon, Alison D. Munson, Patricia Raymond

“…To facilitate forest transition to future climate conditions, managers can use adaptive silvicultural tools, for example the assisted translocation of tree…”
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Response of northeastern North American forests to climate change: Will soil conditions constrain tree species migration? by Lafleur, Benoit, Paré, David, Munson, Alison D, Bergeron, Yves

“…Plant species distribution and plant community composition vary along environmental gradients. At the continental scale, climate plays a major role in…”
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Tree identity and diversity directly affect soil moisture and temperature but not soil carbon ten years after planting by Martin‐Guay, Marc‐Olivier, Belluau, Michaël, Côté, Benoit, Handa, Ira Tanya, Jewell, Mark D., Khlifa, Rim, Munson, Alison D., Rivest, Maxime, Whalen, Joann K., Rivest, David

“…Soil C is the largest C pool in forest ecosystems that contributes to C sequestration and mitigates climate change. Tree diversity enhances forest…”
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Understory Species Identity Rather than Species Richness Influences Fine Root Decomposition in a Temperate Plantation by Rim Khlifa, Denis A. Angers, Alison D. Munson

“…Different silvicultural treatments that are applied at plantation establishment may drive different vegetation succession pathways. These divergent vegetation…”
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Anthropogenic Disturbances Create a New Vegetation Toposequence in the Gatineau River Valley, Quebec by Jason Laflamme, Alison D. Munson, Pierre Grondin, Dominique Arseneault

“…This study measured changes in forest composition that have occurred since the preindustrial era along the toposequence of the Gatineau River Valley, Quebec,…”
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Species and root traits impact macroaggregation in the rhizospheric soil of a Mediterranean common garden experiment by Poirier, Vincent, Roumet, Catherine, Angers, Denis A., Munson, Alison D.

“…Background and aims We evaluated the influence of plant species and life forms on soil aggregate distribution among size-classes, total macroaggregate mass and…”
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Managing Understory Vegetation for Maintaining Productivity in Black Spruce Forests: A Synthesis within a Multi-Scale Research Model by Gilles Joanisse, Alison D. Munson, François Hébert, Richard A. Fournier, Osvaldo Valeria, Robert L. Bradley, Yves Bergeron, Pierre Grondin, Nicole J. Fenton, Nelson Thiffault, David Paré

“…Sustainable management of boreal ecosystems involves the establishment of vigorous tree regeneration after harvest. However, two groups of understory plants…”
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Plant litter chemistry controls coarse‐textured soil carbon dynamics by Huys, Raoul, Poirier, Vincent, Bourget, Malo Y., Roumet, Catherine, Hättenschwiler, Stephan, Fromin, Nathalie, Munson, Alison D., Freschet, Grégoire T.

“…As soils store more carbon (C) than the Earth's atmosphere and terrestrial biomass together, the balance between soil C uptake in the form of soil organic…”
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Do temperate tree species diversity and identity influence soil microbial community function and composition? by Khlifa, Rim, Paquette, Alain, Messier, Christian, Reich, Peter B., Munson, Alison D.

“…Studies of biodiversity–ecosystem function in treed ecosystems have generally focused on aboveground functions. This study investigates intertrophic links…”
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Managing data locally to answer questions globally: The role of collaborative science in ecology by Aubin, Isabelle, Cardou, Françoise, Boisvert‐Marsh, Laura, Garnier, Eric, Strukelj, Manuella, Munson, Alison D., Bello, Francesco

“…Ecologists are increasingly asking large‐scale and/or broad‐scope questions that require vast datasets. In response, various top‐down efforts and incentives…”
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Evergreenness influences fine root growth more than tree diversity in a common garden experiment by Archambault, Chelsea, Paquette, Alain, Messier, Christian, Khlifa, Rim, Munson, Alison D., Handa, I. Tanya

“…Recent studies have reported positive net diversity effects on aboveground tree growth. However, whether similar effects occur belowground through root…”
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Reply to: The importance of trait selection in ecology by Bueno, C. Guillermo, Toussaint, Aurele, Träger, Sabrina, Díaz, Sandra, Moora, Mari, Munson, Alison D., Pärtel, Meelis, Zobel, Martin, Tamme, Riin, Carmona, Carlos P.

“…[...]when all significant dimensions are considered in the sequential PCAs1, the angles between traits strictly related to resource acquisition are essentially…”
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Production and characterization of eight biochars originating from agricultural waste in Cameroon by Lontsi, Gilles Raoul Meli, Djousse, Boris Merlain Kanouo, Pernot, Clémentine, Munson, Alison D.

“…Biochar physicochemical properties vary greatly depending on the origin of the residues. The present study contributes to leveling the scientific gap on…”
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Carbon storage in agroforestry systems in the semi-arid zone of Niayes, Senegal by Marone, Diatta, Poirier, Vincent, Coyea, Marie, Olivier, Alain, Munson, Alison D.

“…Agroforestry is an ancient practice widespread throughout Africa. However, the influence of Sahelian agroforestry systems on carbon storage in soil and biomass…”
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Tree species identity drives nutrient use efficiency in young mixed‐species plantations, at both high and low water availability by Maxwell, Tania L., Fanin, Nicolas, Parker, William C., Bakker, Mark R., Belleau, Ariane, Meredieu, Céline, Augusto, Laurent, Munson, Alison D.

“…Previous studies have demonstrated that tree species diversity increases productivity and may enhance nutrient cycling in forests. The effect of mixing tree…”
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Combined influence of fire and salvage logging on carbon and nitrogen storage in boreal forest soil profiles by Poirier, Vincent, Paré, David, Boiffin, Juliette, Munson, Alison D.

“…•Fourteen (14) different fires (burned 2005–2007) were studied in Quebec, Canada.•Organic and mineral (0–15 and 15–40cm depths) soil horizons were…”
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Partial harvesting in boreal mixedwoods: A case for planned heterogeneity in industrial silvicultural prescriptions by Guay-Picard, Alexandre, Auty, David, Munson, Alison D., Achim, Alexis

“…•We studied regeneration in the boreal mixedwoods after industrial harvest operations.•Transition probabilities (or projected relative abundance) were…”
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Adoption of an improved fallow practice using Acacia auriculiformis on the Batéké Plateau in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Kachaka, Étienne Yusufu, Munson, Alison D., Gélinas, Nancy, Khasa, Damase

“…An improved fallow agroforestry practice, that involves planting Acacia auriculiformis trees to accelerate soil fertility recovery, was taught to 306 farmers…”
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