🌱 Great energy at our TropiRoot Fall 2025 meeting!

Had a wonderful talk and discussions on several ongoing synthesis projects, data initiatives and new ideas for collaborative work on below ground dynamics!

👇 Read more and join us:
🔗 tropiroottrait.github.io/TropiRootTrait

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Many thanks to our members who participated in the meeting. #Jenniferpowers @laylugli.bsky.social #DaniYaffar @loutsi.bsky.social @lauratoro.bsky.social @carolmiron.bsky.social @baizalla.bsky.social #AmandaCordeiro @kmander7.bsky.social @daniela-cusack.bsky.social @kaaze7.bsky.social
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TropiRoot Updates 📢📢📢 TropiRoot held a large group meeting on May 19th, featuring engaging presentations and insightful discussions on various aspects of below-ground traits. If you are interested to joining us or learning more, please visit tropiroottrait.github.io/TropiRootTra... #tropiroots

TropiRoot 1.0: Database of tropical root characteristics across environments Tropical ecosystems contain the world's largest biodiversity of vascular plants. Yet, our understanding of tropical functional diversity and its contribution to global diversity patterns is constrain...

🎉 Our collaborative TropiRoot data paper “TropiRoot 1.0: Database of tropical root characteristics across environments” is out in Ecology! Explore 8,000+ standardized tropical root trait records from 104 studies across 25 countries. Data are freely available ! 🌿 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... #tropiroots

Studying how roots behave. Root dynamics over time in a hyperdiverse tropical forest Oscar J. Valverde, Laynara F. Lugli, Lucia Fuchslueger, Florian Hofhansl, Nathielly Martins, Amanda L. Cordeiro, Karst Schapp, Kelly Anderson, Sabrina Garcia, Adriana Grandis, Carol A. Miron, Katri…

Please feel free to read the quick short summary of the above research article "Studying how roots behave. Root dynamics over time in a hyperdiverse tropical forest" #tropiroots #tropicalforest #fineroots #belowground
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Rainfall seasonality shapes belowground root trait dynamics in an Amazonian tropical rainforest: A test of the stress‐dominance hypothesis Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

We are happy to share the new research findings on below-ground root trait dynamics, led by TropiRoot members: Oscar Valverde‐Barrantes, @laylugli.bsky.social @loutsi.bsky.social @kmander7.bsky.social @kaaze7.bsky.social
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New Leadership team: #Jenniferpowers @laylugli.bsky.social #DaniYaffar @loutsi.bsky.social @lauratoro.bsky.social @carolmiron.bsky.social @baizalla.bsky.social #SarahBatterman #AmandaCordeiro @kmander7.bsky.social @daniela-cusack.bsky.social @nathalygr.bsky.social @kaaze7.bsky.social #tropiroots

TropiRoot Updates 📢📢📢 TropiRoot leadership team met today to discuss about some exciting stuffs: the upcoming leadership elections, new grant proposals and out reach efforts. If you are interested to joining us or learning more, please visit tropiroottrait.github.io/TropiRootTra... #tropiroots

Root Characteristics Vary with Depth Across Four Lowland Seasonal Tropical Forests - Ecosystems Fine roots are key to ecosystem-scale nutrient, carbon (C), and water cycling, yet our understanding of fine root trait variation within and among tropical forests, one of Earth’s most C-rich ecosyste...

Publication alert 📢📢: A new paper by
Amanda Cordeiro Longhi -
examines how fine roots vary with soil depth across different lowland tropical forest ecosystems, contributing to soil carbon stocks. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @daniela-cusack.bsky.social #fineroots #tropiroots #roottraits