title: Introduction to a Virtual Special Issue: modeling the hidden half - the root of our problem.
authors.affiliation: Argonne National Laboratory, Biosciences Division, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA.
authors.forename: Roser
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matamala
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Stover
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D017753:Ecosystem; D008954:Models, Biological; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology*; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D002244:Carbon
keywords: biogeochemical cycling; fine roots; microbial function; models; root function; scaling; soil environment