1. Editorial
Richard Norby; Alastair Fitter; Robert Jackson

3. Root dynamics and global change: seeking an ecosystem perspective
RICHARD J. NORBY; ROBERT B. JACKSON

13 Global patterns of root turnover for terrestrial ecosystems
RICHARD A. GILL; ROBERT B. JACKSON

33 Building roots in a changing environment: implications for root longevity
D. M. EISSENSTAT; C. E. WELLS; R. D. YANAI; J. L. WHITBECK

43 The control of carbon acquisition by roots
J. F. FARRAR; D. L. JONES

55 Spatial and temporal deployment of crop roots in CO₂-enriched environments
SETH G. PRITCHARD; HUGO H. ROGERS

73 Dynamics of root systems in native grasslands: effects of elevated atmospheric CO₂
J. A. ARNONE; J. G. ZALLER; E. M. SPEHN; P. A. NIKLAUS; C. E. WELLS; C. KÖRNER

87 Elevated CO₂ and conifer roots: effects on growth, life span and turnover
DAVID T. TINGEY; DONALD L. PHILLIPS; MARK G. JOHNSON

105 Responses of tree fine roots to temperature
KURT S. PREGITZER; JOHN S. KING; ANDREW J. BURTON; SHANNON E. BROWN

117 Effects of altered water regimes on forest root systems
J. D. JOSLIN; M. H. WOLFE; P. J. HANSON

131 The potential effects of nitrogen deposition on fine-root production in forest ecosystems
KNUTE J. NADELHOFFER

141 Response of root respiration to changes in temperature and its relevance to global warming
OWEN K. ATKIN; EVERARD J. EDWARDS; BETH R. LOVEYS

155 Kinetics of nutrient uptake by roots: responses to global change
HORMOZ BASSIRIRAD

171 Assessing root death and root system dynamics in a study of grape canopy pruning
LOUISE H. COMAS; DAVID M. EISSENSTAT; ALAN N. LAKSO

179 The impact of elevated CO₂ and global climate change on arbuscular mycorrhizas: a mycocentric approach
A. H. FITTER; A. HEINEMEYER; P. L. STADDON

189 Mycorrhizal fungi have a potential role in soil carbon storage under elevated CO₂ and nitrogen deposition
K. K. TRESEDER; M. F. ALLEN

201 Elevated atmospheric CO₂, fine roots and the response of soil microorganisms: a review and hypothesis
DONALD R. ZAK; KURT S. PREGITZER; JOHN S. KING; WILLIAM E. HOLMES

The representation of root processes in models addressing the responses of vegetation to global change
F. I. WOODWARD; C. P. OSBORNE