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Leaf litter identity rather than diversity shapes microbial functions and microarthropod abundance in tropical montane rainforests

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
In tropical forest ecosystems leaf litter from a large variety of species enters the decomposer system, however, the impact of leaf litter diversity on the abundance and activity of soil organisms during decomposition is little known. We investigated the
Laura M. Sánchez‐Galindo, Dorothee Sandmann, Franca Marian, Valentyna Krashevska, Mark Maraun, Stefan Scheu   +5 more
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Occurrence of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in both Leaf Litter and Twigs in Atlantic Forest

Sociobiology, 2020
Twigs in the litter derived from the fragmentation of tree branches form one microhabitat, where entire colonies of ants, both leaf litter and arboreal species, can be found.
Tae Tanaami Fernandes, Débora Rodrigues Souza-Campana, Nathalia Sampaio Silva, Otávio Morais Silva, Maria Santina de Castro Morini   +4 more
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Leaf litter quality drives the feeding by invertebrate shredders in tropical streams

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Amazon and Cerrado‐forested streams show natural fluctuations in leaf litter quantity along the time and space, suggesting a change on litter quality input.
Guilherme Sena, José Francisco Gonçalves Júnior, Renato Tavares Martins, Neusa Hamada, Renan deSouza Rezende   +4 more
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Effect of Enzyme Activity Changes on Decomposition Characteristics of Leaf Litter Mixed Decomposition of Configurated Tree Species in Ecological Tea Garden

Agriculture, 2023
In the management of eco-tea gardens, the recycling of weathered leaves of the configured tree species plays an important role in the nutrients of the tea garden ecosystem.
Shaqian Liu, Rui Yang, Chunlan Hou
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Produksi Dan Laju Dekomposisi Serasah Mangrove (Rhizophora Sp.) Di Desa Durian Dan Desa Batu Menyan Kecamatan Padang Cermin Kabupaten Pesawaran

Jurnal Sylva Lestari, 2015
Mangrove litter leaf represent the organic substance supplier towards fertility of mangrove ecosystem, that able to support the mortal life within.  The area of forest of mangrove represent the nursery ground, feeding ground, and area  of spawning ground
Feri Andrianto, Afif Bintoro, Slamet Budi Yuwono   +2 more
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Exploring the impacts of non-native leaf litter on invertebrate community and leaf decomposition in a Atlantic Forest stream

Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia, 2022
: Aim In this study, we examined the effects of non-native leaf litter on the functioning of an Atlantic Forest stream ecosystem. Methods Were tested two predictions: (i) Leaf litter from the native trees with high nutritional quality will have higher ...
Jéssica Andriotti, Mauricio Mello Petrucio, Aurea Luiza Lemes da Silva   +2 more
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Soil bacterial community associated with twisted disease of shallot plants with the addition of casuarina and maize leaf litters [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection Research
Twisted disease caused by Fusarium is one of the causes of the decline in shallot production in Indonesia. Disease management by adding Casuarina leaf litter and maize leaf litter during planting time has suppressed twisted disease incidence and ...
Novianti Ekaputri Rahmawati, Arif Wibowo, Ani Widiastuti, Siti Subandiyah, Stephen Harper   +4 more
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Fauna access outweighs litter mixture effect during leaf litter decomposition

Science of The Total Environment, 2023
Decomposition rates of litter mixtures reflect the combined effects of litter species diversity, litter quality, decomposers, their interactions with each other and with the environment. The outcomes of those interactions remain ambiguous and past studies have reported conflicting results (e.g., litter mixture richness effects).
Njoroge, Denis Mburu, Dossa, Gbadamassi G.O., Ye, Luping, Lin, Xiaoyuan, Schaefer, Douglas, Tomlinson, Kyle, Zuo, Juan, Cornelissen, Johannes H.C.   +7 more
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Density and richness of leaf litter frogs (Amphibia: Anura) of an Atlantic Rainforest area in the Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2009
Data on species composition, richness, and density are presented for the leaf litter frog assemblage of an area of Atlantic Rainforest at the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil.
Carla C. Siqueira, Davor Vrcibradic, Mauricio Almeida-Gomes, Vitor N. T. Borges-Junior, Patrícia Almeida-Santos, Marlon Almeida-Santos, Cristina V. Ariani, Diego M. Guedes, Pablo Goyannes-Araújo, Thiago A. Dorigo, Monique Van Sluys, Carlos F. D. Rocha   +11 more
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Leaf Litter as a Killer

Journal of Forestry, 1954
Abstract In addition to their passive role in forest soil development, dead leaves while still firm, often play in forestry the aggressive and important role of a villain. More often than is noted, abundant leaf litter exercises a serious adverse influence on the regeneration of desirable forest species in mixedwood.
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