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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 ...
Plant phenology, leaf traits and leaf litterfall of contrasting life forms in the arid Patagonian Monte, Argentina
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2008-02)
Question: Do coexisting plant life forms differ in overall phenology, leaf traits and patterns of leaf litterfall? Location: Patagonian Monte, Chubut Province, Argentina. Methods: We assessed phenology, traits of green and ...
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, ...
Chemistry and toughness predict leaf litter decomposition rates over a wide spectrum of functional types and taxa in central Argentina
(Springer, 2000-03)
Litter decomposition, a major determinant of ecosystem functioning, is strongly influenced by the litter quality of different species. We aimed at (1) relating interspecific variation in leaf litter decomposition rate to ...
Leaf litterfall, fine-root production, and decomposition in shrublands with different canopy structure induced by grazing in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina
(Springer, 2008-10)
Selective sheep grazing in the Patagonian Monte induces the reduction of total and perennial grass cover, species replacement within life forms, and the increase in dominance of long-lived evergreen woody plants with slow ...
Recovering from forest-to-pasture conversion: leaf decomposition in central Amazonia, Brazil (short communication) : Land use and leaf decomposition in Central Amazonia
(Cambridge University Press, 2014-01)
Land-use change in tropical forests can affect the micro-environment for decomposition under modified canopies. In turn, decomposition may have consequences for soil fertility and ecosystem sustainability. The effects of ...
Plant traits, litter quality and decomposition in a Mediterranean old-field succession
(Springer, 2007-07)
Human-induced changes in land use lead to major changes in plant community composition which have strong effects on ecosystem processes. Here, we tested the hypothesis that changes in traits of living plants induced by ...
The importance of macro- and micro-nutrients over climate for leaf litter decomposition and nutrient release in Patagonian temperate forests
(Elsevier Science, 2019-06-01)
Temperate forests play an important role in the global carbon (C) cycle. Extensive research on litter decomposition in temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere have greatly contributed to our conceptual framework of ...
Relationship between seed size and litter effects on early seedling establishment of 15 tropical tree species
(Cambridge Univ PressNew YorkEUA, 2008)