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Warming and leaf litter functional diversity, not litter quality, drive decomposition in a freshwater ecosystem
(Nature Research, 2020-11-23)
Environment, litter composition and decomposer community are known to be the main drivers of litter decomposition in aquatic ecosystems. However, it remains unclear whether litter quality or functional diversity prevails ...
Litter decomposition by soil fauna: effect of land use in agroecosystems
(Elsevier, 2021-10)
Soil fauna plays a key role in organic matter decomposition. Litter decomposition depends on the relationships of soil fauna and microorganisms as well as climate and litter quality. The decomposer community is sensitive ...
Leaf litter traits drive community structure and functioning in a natural aquatic microcosm
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2018-04-01)
Leaf litter fuels secondary production in many aquatic ecosystems. Although the identity and species richness of leaf litter have been shown to influence ecosystem functioning and food-web composition, it has been challenging ...
More than the sum of its parts? Assessing litter heterogeneity effects on the decomposition of litter mixtures through leaf chemistry
(Springer, 2008-02)
Different components of functional biodiversity, such as functional type richness and composition, have been reported to affect the decomposition of litter mixtures. In spite of the numerous reports of these effects, ...
Decomposition of the Rubber Tree Hevea brasiliensis Litter at Two Depths
(Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA, 2008)
Plant, fungal, bacterial, and nitrogen interactions in the litter layer of a native Patagonian forest
(PeerJ Inc., 2018-05)
Plant-microbial interactions in the litter layer represent one of the most relevant interactions for biogeochemical cycling as litter decomposition is a key first step in carbon and nitrogen turnover. However, our understanding ...
Nitrogen fertilizer increased litter deposition and litter N in warm-climate grasslands
(Springer, 2021-01-26)
In warm-climate grasslands, litter deposition and decomposition are one of the main pathway of nutrient cycling. The application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer or the inclusion of a legume in such grasslands modifies litter ...
Decomposition of and nutrient dynamics in leaf litter and roots of Poa ligularis and Stipa gyneriodes
(Academic Press Ltd-elsevier Science Ltd, 2003-11)
A field experiment was conducted in a temperate semi-arid grassland of central Argentina to determine mass loss and P and N concentrations of decaying leaf litter and roots of Poa ligularis (high-quality litter) and Stipa ...
From leaf traits to agroecosystem functioning: effects of changing resource use strategy during silphium domestication on litter quality and decomposition rate
(Springer, 2022-02)
Aims: We asked if structural and chemical changes in leaf traits, brought about by early domestication in perennial Silphium integrifolium Michx. (Asteraceae), have influenced litter quantity and quality, and decomposition ...