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Roots link the soil-plant-continuum. Their health depends on both, soil environment and tree canopy function. Changes in any one of these compartments lead to a root response (Persson 1980). The health status of the root in return determines multiple aboveground plant functions, such as water and nutrient exchange (Chapin 1980), growth (Ingestad 1982), and hormonal root/shoot interactions (Schulze 1986). Figure 1 illustrates the interrelationships between the tree canopy and the root system. The canopy supplies carbohydrates for root growth (Marshall and Waring 1985) while roots supply water and nutrients to the canopy. However, root growth, mineral concentration, and the formation of root tips are determined by such soil chemical and physical properties as the nitrogen supply (Meyer 1985) and soil acidification. Soil acidification processes change molar ratios of Ca:Al and Ca:protons in the root environment (Ulrich 1981; Rost-Siebert 1985).
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Schneider, B.U., Meyer, J., Schulze, ED., Zech, W. (1989). Root and Mycorrhizal Development in Healthy and Declining Norway Spruce Stands. In: Schulze, ED., Lange, O.L., Oren, R. (eds) Forest Decline and Air Pollution. Ecological Studies, vol 77. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61332-6_17
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