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Litter quality and decomposition responses to drought in a northeastern US deciduous forest
Even though drought impacts on tree physiology have been identified, whether drought affects leaf litter chemistry that, in turn, influences litter...
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Litter Deposition and Decomposition in a Tropical Grass-Legume Silvopastoral System
This study hypothesized that the deposition and decomposition of the litter from the legume tree Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. could improve and...
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Contrasting Effects of Leaf Litter Quality and Diversity on Oviposition of Mosquitoes
The quality and diversity of leaf litter are important variables in determining the availability of energy in detritus-based food webs. These factors...
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Intraspecific variation in leaf litter alters fitness metrics and the gut microbiome of consumers
Biodiversity can have cascading effects throughout ecosystems. While these effects are better understood at coarser taxonomic scales of biodiversity,...
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Short life–fast death: decomposition rates of woody plants leaf- and herb-litter
•Key message Decomposition of forest herb species litter was not always completed in less than a year and was not always faster than decomposition of...
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Effects of tree species diversity on leaf litter decomposition process in semi-arid Mediterranean oak forests
Many studies have been conducted on the effects of changes in plant diversity and species composition on ecosystem functioning and plant productivity...
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Analyzing the stable yield mechanism of maize-soybean intercrop** based on the perspective of assimilation product distribution, leaf photosynthetic physiology and leaf anatomical structure
BackgroundsRelay intercrop** maize yields are comparable to sole crop** maize yields, but mechanism explanations and studies based on plant...
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Linking processes to community functions—insights into litter decomposition combining fungal metatranscriptomics and environmental NMR profiling
In forest ecosystems, decomposition is essential for carbon and nutrient cycling and therefore a key process for ecosystem functioning. During the...
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Improvement of straw decomposition and rice growth through co-application of straw-decomposing inoculants and ammonium nitrogen fertilizer
BackgroundThe growth of rice is reduced by the slow decomposition of accumulated straw, which competes with rice for soil nitrogen nutrient. In...
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Fungal community succession on decomposing leaf litter across five phylogenetically related tree species in a subtropical forest
Fungi are an essential component of the ecosystem. They play an integral role in the decomposition of leaf litter and return nutrients to the...
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Differences in nutrients, organic components and decomposition pattern of Phillyrea angustifolia leaf litter across a low maquis
AimsIn Mediterranean ecosystems fire and drought are two natural disturbances that affect plant traits and generate a highly heterogeneous landscape....
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Microbiota and soil fauna mediate litter decomposition and associated carbon and nitrogen dynamics in mangrove blue carbon ecosystems: insights from a coastal lagoon in Malaysia
A 120-day field study was conducted in a Malaysian mangrove ecosystem to investigate the effect of mesh size (0.20 mm, 0.50 mm, and unprotected leaf...
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Soil-Litter Mixing Mediates Drivers of Dryland Decomposition along a Continuum of Biotic and Abiotic Factors
Litter decomposition is a key ecosystem process that determines rates of carbon and nutrient cycling. Photodegradation and soil-litter mixing have...
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Resolving the intricate role of climate in litter decomposition
With approximately 60 Pg of carbon (C) released as CO 2 annually, the decomposition of dead organic matter feeds the major terrestrial global CO 2 flux...
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Meta-analysis reveals that vertebrates enhance plant litter decomposition at the global scale
Evidence is mounting that vertebrate defaunation greatly impacts global biogeochemical cycling. Yet, there is no comprehensive assessment of the...
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Aquatic hyphomycetes and litter decomposition in tropical streams: insights from the first study in Guadeloupe
Aquatic hyphomycetes are key organisms that perform the decomposition of plant organic matter in streams. They are strongly influenced by nitrogen...
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The decomposition rates of leaf litter and fine root and their temperature sensitivities are influenced differently by biotic factors
Background and aimsDetermining the temperature sensitivities of the decomposition rates of leaf litter and fine root is important for predicting the...
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Urbanisation differently affects decomposition rates of recalcitrant woody material and labile leaf litter
Litter decomposition is a fundamental ecosystem process and service that supplies nutrients to the soil. Although decomposition rate is influenced by...
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Land-use effects on leaf-litter breakdown in streams in a tropical lowland catchment
The expansion of oil palm and cattle grazing in the tropics continues to alter numerous ecosystem functions. The generated land-use change is...
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Does local soil factor drive functional leaf trait variation? A test on Neilingding Island, South China
Leaf traits were affected by soil factors and displayed varietal differences in forest. However, few examples have been reported on the Island...
