Effects of variable temperature and moisture conditions on respiration and nonstructural carbohydrate dynamics of tree roots

•Low soil moisture lowered the root respiration rate of boreal Scots pines.Root respiration was clearly higher in warm and dry than cool and moist year.•Root respiration peaked after the aboveground growth began to decrease.•The root fructose and glucose contents correlated negatively with soil mois...

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