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Leaf litter decomposition rates in freshwaters differ by ecosystem
Terrestrial leaf litter is a large contributor to the metabolism and secondary production of freshwaters. Decomposition rates of leaf litter in...
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Decomposition of reed leaf and non-leaf litter in the air and on the ground in the Yellow River Delta, China
The decomposition of standing litter is a vital but easily neglected process. Most studies always focused on the decomposition of leaf litter on the...
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Leaf litter production and decomposition in a Riverine Mangrove forest in India
Leaf litter constitutes a major fraction in total litter production in mangrove forests. Its contribution to NPP of mangrove forests and carbon...
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Magnesium addition increases microbial metabolic efficiency during decomposition of Patagonian leaf litter
Background and aimsThere is increasing evidence of a positive relationship between cation concentration in plant litter and its decomposition,...
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Interactions between invasive New Zealand mudsnails and leaf litter: growth and decomposition
Freshwater ecosystems across the planet continue to be invaded by the New Zealand mudsnail (NZMS) ( Potamopyrgus antipodarum ), but factors that...
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Diatoms Reduce Decomposition of and Fungal Abundance on Less Recalcitrant Leaf Litter via Negative Priming
Heterotrophic microbial decomposers colonize submerged leaf litter in close spatial proximity to periphytic algae that exude labile organic carbon...
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Joint effects of warming and salinization on instream leaf litter decomposition assessed through a microcosm experiment
Stream ecosystem functioning is often impaired by warming and salinization, but the joint effect of both environmental stressors on key processes...
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Dual effects of drying and urban pollution on leaf litter decomposition and shredder consumption in permanent and intermittent streams
In the present study we investigated the combined effect of flow intermittence and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent on leaf litter...
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Leaf economics spectrum prevails over nutrient resorption in regulating the temperature sensitivity of litter decomposition in a subtropical forest ecosystem
The LES and nutrient resorption are thought to jointly modulate leaf litter traits, including the litter decomposition, but it is unknown how the two...
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Effects of soil fauna on leaf litter decomposition and nutrient release during a two-year field experiment in a poplar plantation
AimsSoil fauna play a key role in the litter decomposition process in two ways; directly via fragmentation and consumption of the litter, and...
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Riparian cover buffers the effects of abiotic and biotic predictors of leaf decomposition in subtropical streams
Stream functioning is energetically dependent on terrestrial vegetation due to the input of leaves. The decomposition process of this allochthonous...
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Elevated CO2 and nitrogen addition diminish the inhibitory effects of cadmium on leaf litter decomposition and nutrient release
AimsRising atmospheric CO 2 concentrations and nitrogen (N) deposition alter litter decomposition processes that control soil carbon (C) and nutrient...
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Effects of exotic fruit plants on leaf decomposition in Amazon: a study in aquatic microcosm
Introduction of exotic species into riparian vegetation can result in a negative impact on invertebrates and microorganisms and, consequently, on...
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Impacts of land use history on leaf litter input, chemical composition, decomposition and related nutrient cycling in young and old secondary tropical lowland rainforests (Sumatra, Indonesia)
BackgroundNutrient cycle in tropical forests is mainly driven by litter fall amounts and by litter decay due to litter physical and chemical...
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Temperature Sensitivity of Microbial Litter Decomposition in Freshwaters: Role of Leaf Litter Quality and Environmental Characteristics
Ongoing global warming is expected to alter temperature-dependent processes. Nevertheless, how co-occurring local drivers will influence temperature...
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Leaf Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Release Dynamics in a Sandy Tropical Paleudults of the Enugu Area, Southeast Nigeria
An examination of leaf litter decomposition and nutrient release was undertaken in sandy Paleudults in the Agbani tropical rainforest, Southeast...
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Total litterfall and leaf-litter decomposition of Theobroma grandiflorum under different agroforestry systems in the western Colombian Amazon
The change in land use from forest to pasture has generated negative effects on the biological, physical and chemical attributes of the soil in the...
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Effects of two-year nitrogen and phosphorus additions on nutrient release and enzyme activity during leaf litter decomposition in Larix principis-rupprechtii plantation
AimsIncreasing global nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) deposition may affect the response mechanism of litter decomposition. We aimed to explore the...
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Influence of watershed suburbanization on leaf litter decomposition and microbial activity
Urbanization can result in multiple stressors for freshwater ecosystems including altered flow regimes, higher sediment loads and increased inorganic...
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Microbial colonization and decomposition of commercial tea and native alder leaf litter in temperate streams
Leaf litter decomposition in streams is a fundamental ecosystem process that allows for the cycling of nutrients. The rate at which leaf litter...
