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The belowground growing season

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As temperatures rise, plants unfold their leaves earlier in spring, but whether plant roots respond similarly is seldom quantified. Now, a meta-analysis suggests that leaf and root phenology do not respond to warming in the same way, even within the same plant types.

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Fig. 1: As temperatures rise, above- and belowground phenology do not respond in the same way.

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Blume-Werry, G. The belowground growing season. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12, 11–12 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01243-y

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