Missing links in the root-SOM 
​continuum.

​Our goal was to synthesize root- and soil-centric studies into an integrated understanding of belowground ecosystem processes in an organized oral session at an annual Ecological Society of America meeting. Speakers emphasized the importance of the rhizosphere and soil environment for the transformation of root-derived carbon to long-lived SOM. Integration of observations made along the root-SOM continuum can lead to a more holistic view of belowground ecology.​

Publications.

Iversen CM, O’Brien SL. 2010. Organized Oral Session 3. Missing links in the root–soil organic matter continuum. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 91: 54-64.

​O ’Brien SL, Iversen CM. 2009. Missing links in the root-soil organic matter continuum. New Phytologist 184: 513-516.

Related Publications.

Data Sets.

See freely-available ORNL FACE data sets here: ​https://facedata.ornl.gov/ornl/.

This research is funded by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research in the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.

Related projects.

Data-Model Interactions
Belowground Harvest
Nutrient Cycling Throughout the Soil Profile
Digging Deeper
Missing Links
Root-Derived Input
Nitrogen Limitation
Root Decomposition