Fate of recently assimilated carbon in the soil–plant system of Vaccinium vitis-idaea and its response to warming in a 2.5-year translocation experiment

Key Points

• The research aims to understand how carbon is allocated in Vaccinium vitis-idaea under different warming conditions.
• Conducted a translocation experiment over 2.5 years
• Used 13CO2 pulse-labeling to trace carbon assimilation
• Investigated belowground carbon pools and allocation to root tips and mycorrhized cells
• Findings indicate substantial accumulation of recently assimilated carbon in belowground pools
• Carbon is preferentially allocated to root tips and mycorrhized cells
• Warming conditions significantly alter carbon allocation patterns