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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Changes in Ant Species Richness and Composition During Plant Secondary Succession in Puerto Rico
(Caribbean Journal of Science, Vol. 43, No. 2, 244-253, 2007, 2014)
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 ...
Small-scale patch dynamics after disturbance in litter ant communities
(Basic and Applied Ecology, 2018)
Changes in land cover resulting from the introduction of non‐native pine modifies litter traits of temperate forests in Patagonia
(Wiley, 2020-02)
Aims: Changes in land cover resulting from the introduction of non-native pine plantations and subsequent pine invasion is increasingly affecting forest areas in the Southern Hemisphere, and having negative impacts on ...
Litter Quality and Nutrient Cycling Affected by Grazing-Induced Species Replacements along a Precipitation Gradient
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2004-10)
One of the potential mechanisms for the impact of herbivores on nutrient cycling is the effect of selective grazing on litter quality through changes in species composition. However, the scarce evidence collected on this ...
What causes changes in plant litter quality and quantity as consequence of grazing in the Patagonian Monte: Plant cover reduction or changes in species composition?
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2010-11)
In Patagonian Monte, as in other arid ecosystems, grazing has triggered changes in vegetation and soil such as plant cover reduction, changes in species composition and soil nutrient losses. Several mechanisms were proposed ...
Morphological patterns and community organization in leaf-litter ant assemblages
(ECOLOGICAL SOC AMER, 2010)
We present a new approach to determine the number and composition of guilds, using the hyperdiverse leaf-litter ant fauna as a model, based on appropriate morphological variables and species co-occurrence null models to ...