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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Chemical treatment of poultry litter does not affect the chicken meat quality.
(Amer Soc Animal Science, 2017-08-01)
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 ...
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 ...
Micro-environmental conditions affect grass and shrub seedlingemergence in denuded areas of the arid Patagonian Monte, Argentina
(Elsevier Gmbh, 2015-01)
Harsh micro-environments in bare soil patches generated by disturbance may affect the emergence ofplant species in desert ecosystems. We evaluated the effects of litter addition on the emergence of peren-nial grass and ...
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 ...
Edge and herbivory effects on leaf litter decomposability in a subtropical dry forest
(Springer Tokyo, 2017-02)
It is increasingly recognized that understanding the functional consequences of landscape change requires knowledge of aboveground and belowground processes and their interactions. For this reason, we provide novel information ...
Nitrous oxide production and potential denitrification in soils from riparian buffer strips: Influence of earthworms and plant litter
(Elsevier B.V., 2011-01-01)
Vegetated riparian buffer strips have been established in Southern Quebec (Canada) in order to intercept nutrients such as nitrate (NO(3)(-)) and protect water quality near agricultural fields. Buffer strips may also favour ...