Claim · model-written summary
Grass juveniles grew more in furrows than on the surface.
- Taxon
- grasse0
- Treatment
- furrowse0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- grass juveniles on the surfacee0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValueQualifier
Verbatim
e0“increased growth and survival of grass juveniles in furrows compared to grass juveniles on the surface (reduced soil moisture).”
Title
Rooting for the little guy: Below‐ground traits predict juvenile grass demography in microsites
Sam J. Ahler; Julie E. Larson; Jordan Lee; et al. Functional Ecology 2025. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.70016
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Moister furrows reduced early-season grass emergence.
- Intervention effect Moister furrows did not change end-of-season recruitment.
- Intervention effect Grass juveniles survived better in furrows than on the surface.
- Association Species with faster root elongation benefited from higher moisture early in the season.
- Association The early benefit of acquisitive roots disappeared later in the season.
- Association Species adapted to resource pulses performed best in wetter furrows.
- Association Species adapted to conserve resources had limited responses to resource pulses.