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A Litter‐Bag Method for the Study of Microarthropods Inhabiting Leaf Litter
Ecology, 1962BS>A botanical method is described for use in sampling leaf litter in studies of succession of microarthropod species. This method uses fresh leaf litter in net bags that are placed on the forest floor. Sampling at intervals permits estimates of the rates of breakdown of the litter.
D. A. Crossley, Mary P. Hoglund
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Non-additive effects of litter mixtures on decomposition of leaf litters in a Mediterranean maquis
Plant and Soil, 2011Many studies across a range of ecosystems have shown that decomposition in mixed litter is not predictable from single-species results due to synergistic or antagonistic interactions. Some studies also reveal that species composition and relative abundance may be more important than just richness in driving non-additive effects.
DE MARCO, ANNA +4 more
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Differential degradation of oak (Quercus petraea) leaf litter by litter-decomposing basidiomycetes
Research in Microbiology, 2007Due to production of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes, saprotrophic litter-decomposing basidiomycetes can significantly contribute to the turnover of soil organic matter. The production of lignin and polysaccharide-degrading enzymes and changes in the chemical composition of litter was studied with Marasmius quercophilus, Mycena inclinata and Pholiota ...
Kari T, Steffen +3 more
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Control of climate and litter quality on leaf litter decomposition in different climatic zones
Journal of Plant Research, 2015Climate and initial litter quality are the major factors influencing decomposition rates on large scales. We established a comprehensive database of terrestrial leaf litter decomposition, including 785 datasets, to examine the relationship between climate and litter quality and evaluate the factors controlling decomposition on a global scale, the arid ...
Xinyue, Zhang, Wei, Wang
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Science, 2004
ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION Macroecology aims to explain the broad-scale geographical patterns exhibited by living organisms, such as the distribution of vegetation types or species richness with latitude. Documentation of the patterns themselves, however, is often far from straightforward, impeding progress to mechanistic understanding.
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ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION Macroecology aims to explain the broad-scale geographical patterns exhibited by living organisms, such as the distribution of vegetation types or species richness with latitude. Documentation of the patterns themselves, however, is often far from straightforward, impeding progress to mechanistic understanding.
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Leaf litter in a tropical stream: food or substrate for macroinvertebrates?
Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 1999The densities of macroinvertebrates colonizing three types of leaf litter in a shaded and an unshaded reach of a Hong Kong stream were compared in order to determine whether the leaves served as a food source or a substrate for colonizers. Macroinvertebrate densities on leaf packs made of Ficu fistulosa (Moraceae) - a palatable leaf were compared with ...
Wu, KKY, Dudgeon, D
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Ellulase mobility in decomposing leaf litter
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 1989Abstract The relative mobility of Trichoderma viride cellulase components adsorbed to several types of leaf litter was determined by measuring the redistribution of enzyme activity after 18 h in a recirculating column. The mobility of native cellulase associated with decomposing leaf litter was also measured.
Robert L. Sinsabaugh, A.E. Linkins
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Effects of flooding on leaf litter decomposition in microcosms
Oecologia, 1983The effects of hydroperiod on decomposition rates of senescent Acer rubrum leaves were tested in microcosms in a controlled laboratory environment. Microcosm treatments included continuously flooded, continuously unflooded, and fluctuating hydroperiods.
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2017
Impact of leaf characteristics on the keystone amphipod species for litter decomposition process.
Piscart, Christophe +3 more
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Impact of leaf characteristics on the keystone amphipod species for litter decomposition process.
Piscart, Christophe +3 more
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The Utilization of Leaf Litter by Stream Detritivores
Ecology, 1973Investigations of large and fine particle feeding detritivores (shredders and collectors) fed on conditioned hickory leaves (Carya glabra) revealed density—dependent intra— and interspecific interactions. Shredder (Tipula and Pycnopsyche) growth rates ranged from 0.47 to 1.53% increase in body wt/day depending upon density, species combinations, and ...
Kenneth W. Cummins +4 more
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