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Bamboo Expansion and Ecosystem Litter Input
Biological invasion and the expansion of moso bamboo are well known to reduce the diversity of trees in invaded habitats and will change the...
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Effects of exotic detritus input on native litter breakdown in a eutrophic lake: investigating the home-field advantage
Invasive plants have been shown to alter ecosystem functions. However, there is limited information available on the effect of the invasive species...
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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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Litter removal increases the plant carbon input to soil in a Pinus massoniana plantation
Plants are the main sources of soil organic carbon in forest ecosystems. Photosynthetic C assimilated by plants enters the soil through litter, root...
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Leaf litter dominance components respond to temporal variation in a tropical riparian zone
Temporal scale and biodiversity components define how temporal variation influences biodiversity. For Brazilian Savannah riparian zones, litter input...
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Regulation of initial soil environmental factors on litter decomposition rate affects the estimation accuracy of litter mass loss in a subtropical forest
AimsLitter decomposition is a fundamental process in the carbon cycle in subtropical forests. Accurate evaluation of leaf litter decomposition rate...
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Concentration characteristics and the drivers of soluble components in freshly fallen plant litter
Soluble components leach rapidly during the early stage of litter decomposition and represent the earliest nutrient input to the soils after leaf...
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Soil phosphorus availability is enhanced by nitrogen and litter addition during the growing season
Background and aimsLitter input plays an important role in maintaining soil phosphorus (P) availability in terrestrial ecosystems. Moreover, nitrogen...
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Dose-dependent positive-to-negative shift of litter effects on seedling growth: a modelling study on 35 plant litter types
Modelling the inter-relationships between litter accumulation and plant–soil feedback is a major challenge to predict natural and agricultural...
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Wildfires alter stream ecosystem functioning through effects on leaf litter
BackgroundWildfires have strong impacts on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, whose frequency, severity, and intensity are increasing with climate...
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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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Unraveling the influence of litter identity, diversity and rhizodeposition on nematode communities
Background and aimsDelving into the regulation of soil biota and function by plants provides a comprehensive understanding of ecosystem processes,...
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Weak responses of soil microorganisms to leaf litter inputs after native Phyllostachys edulis invasion into adjacent native forests
AimsMoso bamboo ( Phyllostachys pubescens ) invasions into native forest cause a series of ecological problems, including the alteration of soil...
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Biodegradation of mixed litter-derived dissolved organic matter with varying evenness in a temperate freshwater wetland
Litter-derived dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays an essential role in biogeochemical cycles. In wetlands, species relative abundance and its...
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Root litter quality drives the dynamic of native mineral-associated organic carbon in a temperate agricultural soil
Background and aimsUnderstanding the fate and residence time of organic matter added to soils, and its effect on native soil organic carbon (SOC)...
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Litter Fall Decomposition and Its Effects on Nutrient Accretion to Soil Under Agroforestry Systems
Litter fall is an essential component of the nutrient cycle in agroforestry systems, which is directly relevant to nutrient accretion and...
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Chemistry Matters: High Leaf Litter Consumption Does Not Represent a Direct Increase in Shredders’ Biomass
Changes in riparian vegetation can alter the input and quality of leaf litter in aquatic ecosystems, but the effects of these changes on litter...
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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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Changes in Litter Decomposition Across Succession in a Post-mined Peatland, Northern Japan
Litter decomposition along successional sere after peat mining was monitored for 3 years on post-mined peatland in Sarobetsu Mire, northern Japan....
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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...
