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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
27640
World Ranking
1308
National Ranking
43

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Botany

Catherine Roumet mostly deals with Specific leaf area, Botany, Ecology, Dry weight and Herbaceous plant. Her Specific leaf area research includes themes of Monoculture, Agronomy, Growing season and Plant functional type. Catherine Roumet interconnects Nutrient and Plant traits in the investigation of issues within Plant functional type.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Food science and Root system in addition to Herbaceous plant. Her biological study deals with issues like Biodiversity, which deal with fields such as Secondary succession and Biomass. Her research integrates issues of Limiting similarity, Ecological succession, Land use, land-use change and forestry and Abundance in her study of Vegetation.

Her most cited work include:

  • The worldwide leaf economics spectrum (4498 citations)
  • PLANT FUNCTIONAL MARKERS CAPTURE ECOSYSTEM PROPERTIES DURING SECONDARY SUCCESSION (1312 citations)
  • A standardized protocol for the determination of specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content (450 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Catherine Roumet spends much of her time researching Ecology, Botany, Agronomy, Mediterranean climate and Plant community. Her Ecology study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Specific leaf area. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Secondary succession, Woody plant, Water-use efficiency, Plant functional type and Nutrient.

Her Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Soil quality and Soil fertility. Her Mediterranean climate research integrates issues from Water use and Rangeland. Catherine Roumet has included themes like Biodiversity, Soil water, Soil carbon and Abundance in her Plant community study.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Ecology (40.21%)
  • Botany (26.80%)
  • Agronomy (24.74%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Root (18.56%)
  • Ecology (40.21%)
  • Agronomy (24.74%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Catherine Roumet focuses on Root, Ecology, Agronomy, Mediterranean climate and Herbaceous plant. Her work on Ecology, Terrestrial ecosystem and Interspecific competition as part of general Ecology study is frequently linked to Vegetation and Elevation, bridging the gap between disciplines. Her work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Soil organic matter, Ecological succession, Soil structure and Soil horizon.

Her research in Mediterranean climate intersects with topics in Water use, Intraspecific competition, Specific leaf area and Plant traits. Her Herbaceous plant research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Nutrient, Revegetation and Erosion. Her Plant community research entails a greater understanding of Vegetation.

Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • The root of the matter: linking root traits and soil organic matter stabilization processes. (62 citations)
  • The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants. (49 citations)
  • Frontiers in root ecology: recent advances and future challenges (43 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Botany

Her primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Mediterranean climate, Specific leaf area, Water use and Soil horizon. Her Sanguisorba minor and Growing season study in the realm of Agronomy interacts with subjects such as Resource conservation and Dehydration. She combines subjects such as Biomass, Monoculture, Lignin and Plant physiology with her study of Mediterranean climate.

Her Specific leaf area research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Plant community, Ecological succession, Root mass and Root foraging. Her Water use study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Perennial plant, Dactylis glomerata, Intraspecific competition, Temperate climate and Irrigation. As a part of the same scientific family, Catherine Roumet mostly works in the field of Soil horizon, focusing on Soil organic matter and, on occasion, Topsoil, Subsoil, Soil type and Soil carbon.

Best Publications

  • The worldwide leaf economics spectrum

    Ian J. Wright;Peter B. Reich;Mark Westoby;David D. Ackerly

  • PLANT FUNCTIONAL MARKERS CAPTURE ECOSYSTEM PROPERTIES DURING SECONDARY SUCCESSION

    Eric Garnier;Jacques Cortez;Georges Billès;Marie-Laure Navas

  • A standardized protocol for the determination of specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content

    E. Garnier;B. Shipley;C. Roumet;G. Laurent

  • The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants.

    Joana Bergmann;Alexandra Weigelt;Fons van der Plas;Daniel C. Laughlin

  • Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs

    Grégoire T Freschet;Grégoire T Freschet;Catherine Roumet;Louise H Comas;Monique Weemstra

  • Specific Leaf Area and dry Matter Content Estimate thickness in Laminar Leaves

    Denis Vile;Éric Garnier;Bill Shipley;Gérard Laurent

  • Assessing the effects of land-use change on plant traits, communities and ecosystem functioning in grasslands: a standardized methodology and lessons from an application to 11 European sites.

    Eric Garnier;Sandra Lavorel;Pauline Ansquer;Helena Castro

  • A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements

    Grégoire T Freschet;Loïc Pagès;Colleen M Iversen;Louise H Comas

  • Consistency of species ranking based on functional leaf traits

    E. Garnier;G. Laurent;A. Bellmann;S. Debain

  • Plant functional types: are we getting any closer to the Holy Grail?

    Sandra Lavorel;Sandra Díaz;J. Hans C. Cornelissen;Eric Garnier

  • Increasing soil carbon storage: mechanisms, effects of agricultural practices and proxies. A review

    Marie-France Dignac;Delphine Derrien;Pierre Barré;Sébastien Barot

  • Root structure–function relationships in 74 species: evidence of a root economics spectrum related to carbon economy

    Catherine Roumet;Marine Birouste;Catherine Picon‐Cochard;Murielle Ghestem

  • The effect of elevated CO2 on the chemical composition and construction costs of leaves of 27 C3 species

    H. Poorter;Y. Van Berkel;R. Baxter;J. Den Hertog

  • An integrated framework of plant form and function: The belowground perspective

    Alexandra Weigelt;Liesje Mommer;Karl Andraczek;Colleen M. Iversen

  • Suites of root traits differ between annual and perennial species growing in the field.

    Catherine Roumet;Carlos Urcelay;Sandra Díaz

  • The root of the matter: linking root traits and soil organic matter stabilization processes.

    Vincent Poirier;Catherine Roumet;Alison D. Munson

  • A global Fine-Root Ecology Database to address below-ground challenges in plant ecology.

    Colleen M. Iversen;M. Luke McCormack;A. Shafer Powell;Christopher B. Blackwood

  • Climate, soil and plant functional types as drivers of global fine-root trait variation

    Grégoire T. Freschet;Oscar J. Valverde‐Barrantes;Caroline M. Tucker;Joseph M. Craine

  • A worldview of root traits: the influence of ancestry, growth form, climate and mycorrhizal association on the functional trait variation of fine-root tissues in seed plants.

    Oscar J. Valverde‐Barrantes;Oscar J. Valverde‐Barrantes;Grégoire T. Freschet;Catherine Roumet;Christopher B. Blackwood

  • 25 – Interspecific Variation in the Growth Response of Plants to Elevated CO2: A Search for Functional Types

    Hendrik Poorter;Catherine Roumet;Bruce D. Campbell

  • World-wide leaf economics spectrum

    I. J. Wright;P. B. Reich;M. Westoby;David D. Ackerly

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexia Stokes
Alexia Stokes INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Eric Garnier
Eric Garnier University of Montpellier
Grégoire T. Freschet
Grégoire T. Freschet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Iván Prieto
Iván Prieto University of Leon
Florence Volaire
Florence Volaire INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Hendrik Poorter
Hendrik Poorter Forschungszentrum Jülich
Marie-Laure Navas
Marie-Laure Navas University of Montpellier
Cyrille Violle
Cyrille Violle Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
M. Luke McCormack
M. Luke McCormack Morton Arboretum
Colleen M. Iversen
Colleen M. Iversen Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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