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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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A comparison of decomposition rates and biological colonization of leaf litter from tropical and temperate origins
Litter decomposition is an ecosystem process that allows energy and nutrients transfer from dead plant matter into detrital food webs. Several...
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Assessing the dual-mycorrhizal status of a widespread tree species as a model for studies on stand biogeochemistry
Viewing plant species by their mycorrhizal type has explained a range of ecosystem processes. However, mycorrhizal type is confounded with plant...
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Tree species diversity modulates the effects of fungal pathogens on litter decomposition: evidences from an incubation experiment
Background and AimsLitter decomposition is a major determinant of carbon (C) and nutrient cycling in ecosystems, and contributes to soil organic...
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Root distribution and properties of a young alley-crop** system: effects on soil carbon storage and microbial activity
PurposeIn agroforestry systems, the root distributions and properties of the annual and perennial vegetation are poorly known, although they are...
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Decomposition of senescent leaves of signalgrass (Urochloa decumbens Stapf. R. Webster) and arboreal legumes in silvopastoral systems
The presence of arboreal legumes in silvopastoral systems (SPS) may affect litter production and quality, and the characteristics and distribution of...
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Changes in soil microbial communities induced by warming and N deposition accelerate the CO2 emissions of coarse woody debris
Warming and nitrogen (N) deposition are two important drivers of global climate changes. Coarse woody debris (CWD) contains a large proportion of the...
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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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Temporal changes in mixing effects on litter decay and nitrogen release in a boreal riparian forest in northeastern China
In riparian forests, litter decay provides essential energy and nutrients for both terrestrial and fluvial ecosystems. Litter mixing effects (LMEs)...
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Different regulation processes of litter phosphorus loss for leaf and root under subtropical afforestation
Background and aimsDecomposition of leaf and root litter contributes large amounts of phosphorus (P) to soil and is strongly determined by litter...
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Litter chemical traits, microbial and soil stoichiometry regulate organic carbon accrual of particulate and mineral-associated organic matter
Plant litter quality considerably affects C accrual in soil organic matter (SOM). However, the chemical traits of litter that influence C...
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Long-term nitrogen addition consistently decreased litter decomposition rates in an alpine grassland
AimsLitter decomposition is a crucial component of nutrient recycling. Short-term nitrogen (N) deposition has been shown to influence litter...
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Divergent Controls on Leaf and Root Litter Decay Linking to Soil C, N, and P Pools Under a Subtropical Land-use Change
Land-use changes affect terrestrial ecosystem carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) dynamics directly by altering above- and belowground...
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The Relative Importance of Coarse-Scale Climate and Fine-Scale Nitrogen Availability Contrasts in Driving Home-Field Advantage Effects in Litter Decomposition
Understanding the relative importance of climates at coarse scales and nitrogen (N) availability at fine scales in driving litter decomposition is...
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Soil fauna effects on litter decomposition are better predicted by fauna communities within litterbags than by ambient soil fauna communities
AimsSoil fauna is one of the major drivers of plant litter decomposition. This study aims to assess how soil fauna density and diversity may affect...
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Changes in the quality of marcescent and shed senescent leaves during the dormant season
Background and aimsMarcescence, the phenomenon in which plants hold their leaves after senescence, is common in nature. To date, the ecological...
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Effect of different decay classes of Eucalyptus stump substrates on microbial resource limitation and carbon-use efficiency
AimsThe effect of Eucalyptus stump substrate decomposition on microbial resource limitation driving factors are unclear.
MethodsEucalyptus stump...
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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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Dominant species and evenness level co-regulate litter mixture decomposition in a boreal peatland
BackgroundIn boreal peatlands, climate warming and associated soil drying facilitate the growth of vascular plants at the cost of moss species,...
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Mycorrhiza Better Predict Soil Fungal Community Composition and Function than Aboveground Traits in Temperate Forest Ecosystems
Forests in the northeastern US are experiencing shifts in community composition due to the northward migration of warm-adapted tree species and...
