## 3 Results
### Fine-Root Lifespan and Turnover Rate
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Survival Curve Per Species (with Root Diameter \textless{} 2 mm)**} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Post-Hoc Analysis**} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Log-Rank Test**} \\ \cline{3-11}  & \multicolumn{6}{c}{\(p\) Value} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{\(p\) Value} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{\(p\) Value} \\ \cline{3-11}
**Species** & \multicolumn{2}{c}{_Fagus sylvatica_} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{_Quercus robur_} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{\(\textless{}0.001\)} \\ \hline _Fagus sylvatica_ & \multicolumn{2}{c}{-} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{0.001} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(<\)0.001} \\ _Betlula pendula_ & 0.001 & 0.001 & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(<\)0.001} \\ \hline \multicolumn{11}{c}{**Survival Curve for _Fagus sylvatica Per Root Diameter Class**} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Post-Hoc Analysis**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Log-Rank Test**} \\ \cline{3-11}  & \multicolumn{6}{c}{\(p\) Value**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(p\) Value**} \\ \cline{3-11}
**Root Diameter Class** & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Root Diameter \textless{} 0.5 mm**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Root Diameter \textgreater{} 2 mm**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**0.5 mm \textless{} **Root Diameter \textgreater{} 1 mm**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(<\)0.5 mm \textless{} **Root Diameter \textgreater{} 1 mm**} \\ \hline Root Diameter \textgreater{} 2 mm & ns & - & - & - & \(<\)0.001 \\
0.5 mm **Root Diameter \textgreater{} 1 mm** & ns & ns & - & - & \(<\)0.001 \\
1 mm **Root Diameter \textgreater{} 2 mm** & \textless{}0.005 & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.001 & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(<\)0.001} \\ \hline \multicolumn{11}{c}{**Survival Curve for _Fagus sylvatica Per Season of Root Birth_ (with Root Diameter \textless{} 2 mm)**} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Post-Hoc Analysis**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Log-Rank Test**} \\ \cline{3-11}  & \multicolumn{6}{c}{\(p\) Value**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(p\) Value**} \\ \cline{3-11}
**Season of root birth** & **Autumnumn{2}{c}{**Spring**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Summer**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(p\) Value**} \\ \hline Spring & ns & - & - & \(<\)0.001 \\ Summer & \textless{}0.001 & ns & - & - & \(<\)0.001 \\ Winter & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.01 & ns & & \\ \hline \multicolumn{11}{c}{**Survival Curve for _Queercus robur_ Per Road Diameter Class**} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Post-Hoc Analysis**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Log-Rank Test**} \\ \cline{3-11}  & \multicolumn{6}{c}{\(p\) Value**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(p\) Value**} \\ \cline{3-11}
**Root Diameter Class** & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Root Diameter \textless{} 0.5 mm**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Root Diameter \textgreater{} 2 mm**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(0.5\) mm \textless{} **Root Diameter \textgreater{} 1 mm**} \\ \hline Root Diameter \textgreater{} 2 mm & \textless{}0.001 & - & - & \(<\)0.001 \\
0.5 mm **Root Diameter \textgreater{} 1 mm** & \textless{}0.001 & ns & - & - & \(<\)0.001 \\
1 mm **Root Diameter \textgreater{} 2 mm** & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.05 & & \\ \hline \multicolumn{11}{c}{**Survival Curve for _Queercus robur_ Per Season of Root Birth (with Root Diameter \textless{} 2 mm)**} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Post-Hoc Analysis**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Log-Rank Test**} \\ \cline{3-11}  & \multicolumn{6}{c}{\(p\) Value**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(p\) Value**} \\ \cline{3-11}
**Root Diameter Class** & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Root Diameter \textless{} 0.5 mm**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Root Diameter \textgreater{} 2 mm**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(0.5\) mm \textless{} **Root Diameter \textgreater{} 1 mm**} \\ \hline Root Diameter \textgreater{} 2 mm & \textless{}0.001 & - & - & \(<\)0.001 \\
0.5 mm **Root Diameter \textgreater{} 1 mm** & \textless{}0.001 & ns & - & - & \(<\)0.001 \\
1 mm **Root Diameter \textgreater{} 2 mm** & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.05 & & \\ \hline \multicolumn{11}{c}{**Survival Curve for _Queercus robur_ Per Season of Root Birth (with Root Diameter \textless{} 2 mm)**} & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Post-Hoc Analysis**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Log-Rank Test**} \\ \cline{3-11}  & \multicolumn{6}{c}{\(p\) Value**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(p\) Value**} \\ \cline{3-11}
**Season of Root Birth** & **Autumnumn{2}{c}{**Spring**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Symmmer**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\(p\) Value**} \\ \cline{3-11}
**Spring** & ns & - & - & \(<\)0.001 \\ Summer & \textless{}0.001 & ns & - & - & \(<\)0.001 \\ Winter & \textless{}0.001 & \textless{}0.001 & ns & & \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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