openalex2026-07-24
ELM-TAM: a structure-based, function-oriented land model embracing fine-root system complexity
Bin Wang, M. Luke McCormack, Daniel Ricciuto, X. B. Yang, Min Xu, Forrest M. Hoffman
Abstract. Land models typically represent the entire fine-root system as a single homogeneous pool, collapsing structural and functional complexity into one set of parameters. This simplification weakens the belowground feedbacks that balance source-driven carbon dynamics. Here,…