Bidirectional Regulatory Effects of Warming and Winter Snow Changes on Litter Decomposition in Desert Ecosystems [PDF]
PlantsTemperature and precipitation are the primary factors restricting litter decomposition in desert ecosystems. The desert ecosystems in Central Asia are ecologically fragile regions, and the climate shows a trend of “warm and wet” due to the regional ...
Yangyang Jia +9 more
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Leaf litter mixtures alter microbial community development: mechanisms for non-additive effects in litter decomposition. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 To what extent microbial community composition can explain variability in ecosystem processes remains an open question in ecology. Microbial decomposer communities can change during litter decomposition due to biotic interactions and shifting substrate ...
Samantha K Chapman +4 more
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Beech Leaf Disease Associated With Changes in Litter Decomposition and Fungal Communities [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionForest pests and diseases may indirectly drive critical shifts in rates of litter decomposition, ultimately impacting carbon and nutrient cycling.
Brianna L. Shepherd +4 more
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The effects of N‐addition on litter mixture effects depend on decomposition time: A case from mixed‐litter decomposition in the Gurbantunggut Desert [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Changes in nitrogen (N) deposition and litter mixtures have been shown to influence ecosystem processes such as litter decomposition. However, the interactive effects of litter mixing and N‐deposition on decomposition process in desert regions remain ...
Hong‐Mei Zhao +6 more
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Litter Decomposition Rate of Karst Ecosystem at Gunung Cibodas, Ciampea Bogor Indonesia [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Life Science, 2016 The study aims to know the productivity of litter and litter decomposition rate in karst ecosystem. This study was conducted on three altitude of 200 meter above sea level (masl), 250 masl and 300 masl in karst ecosystem at Gunung Cibodas, Ciampea, Bogor.
Sethyo Vieni Sari +2 more
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Climate and litter traits affect the response of litter decomposition to soil fauna [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2023 Objectives Soil fauna plays a crucial role in contributing to litter breakdown, accelerating the decomposition rate and enhancing the biogeochemical cycle in terrestrial ecosystems.
Dangjun Wang +5 more
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Litter Decomposition Rate of Avicennia marina and Rhizophora apiculata in Pulau Dua Nature Reserve, Banten [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Life Science, 2016 Litter decomposition rate is useful method to determine forest fertility level. The aims of this study were to measure decomposition rate, and analyze the nutrient content released organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphor from Avicennia marina and ...
Febriana Siska +2 more
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Dominant Tree Species and Litter Quality Govern Fungal Community Dynamics during Litter Decomposition [PDF]
Journal of FungiLitter decomposition is a crucial biochemical process regulated by microbial activities in the forest ecosystem. However, the dynamic response of the fungal community during litter decomposition to vegetation changes is not well understood.
Wenjing Meng +7 more
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Both evenness and dominant species identity have effects on litter decomposition [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionExploring how interactions between species evenness and dominant species identity affect litter decomposition processes is vital to understanding the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the context of global changes. We carried
Baijie Fan +7 more
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Litter Mixing Alters Microbial Decomposer Community to Accelerate Tomato Root Litter Decomposition
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Mixing plant litters of multiple species can alter litter decomposition, a key driver of carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Changes in microbial decomposer communities is proposed as one of the mechanisms explaining this litter ...
Xue Jin +4 more
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