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Mapping litter decomposition by remote-detected indicators

, 2006
Leaf litter decomposition is a key process for the functioning of natural ecosystems. An important limiting factor for this process is detritus availability, which we have estimated by remote sensed indices of canopy green biomass (NDVI).
Costantini, M. L., Salvatori, R., Sabetta, L., Zurlini, G., Rossi, L., Mancinelli, G., Zaccarelli, N., Mandrone, S.   +7 more
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Ectomycorrhizal community composition and extramatrical hyphal proportion predict soil carbon stocks at the landscape scale

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract While fungal composition has been linked to soil carbon at global scales, these patterns are often difficult to disentangle from broad climatic gradients and species range limits. To address this constraint, we tested which aspects of ectomycorrhizal community structure
Robert A. Barber, Benjamin C. Underwood, James J. Clarkson, Thomas D. Brekke, Thomas L. Weeks, Tim Wilkinson, Phil Wilkes, Gary Egan, Mark A. Lee, Isabel Openshaw, Guilherme Castro, Justin Moat, Martin I. Bidartondo, Laura M. Suz, Jill Kowal   +14 more
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Higher Soil Mesofauna Abundance and Microbial Activities Drive Litter Decomposition in Subtropical Forests

Diversity
Soil fauna play an important role in litter decomposition and affect the “home-field advantage” (HFA) of litter decomposition. However, how this effect is modulated by the microenvironment needs further investigation. We conducted a reciprocal transplant
Hong Lin, Qin Kong, Xinyu Xu, Xingbing He, Yonghui Lin, Zaihua He, Yuehong Gao, Xiangshi Kong   +7 more
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Litter-fall and decomposition in harvested and un-harvested boreal forests

, 2012
Litter fall and litter decomposition were examined in harvested and unharvested western Newfoundland balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and black spruce (Picea mariana) forests.
Zhu, X (15584054), Martin Moroni (14744722)   +1 more
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Organ‐specific ozone and nitrogen legacies strengthen substrate control over litter decomposition

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Elevated tropospheric ozone (O3) and nitrogen (N) deposition are concurrent atmospheric changes that strongly influence terrestrial carbon cycling, yet their combined effects on below‐ground decomposition remain poorly understood.
Xiaofan Hou, Pin Li, Yuqian Sun, Chenhan Ma, Yushu Tian, Qiannan Lin, Yun Li, Lijuan Yin, Dongmei Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of Empodisma robustum litter in CO₂ exchange at Kopuatai bog

, 2014
Respiration from the decomposition of standing dead litter in peatlands influences the ecosystem carbon balance through its contribution to total ecosystem respiration (ER).
Keyte Beattie, Alexandra Margaret
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Trade‐offs between soil biodiversity and agricultural expansion: Evidence from litter decomposition dynamics in Madagascar

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Home‐Field Advantage (HFA) theory—positing that litter decomposes faster at its site of origin—allows us to disentangle the respective influences of litter quality, soil biota composition, and microclimate on shifts in litter decomposition following land use conversion.
Marie Sauvadet, Seydina Mohamad Ba, Malalatiana Razafindrakoto, Tantely Maminiaina Razafimbelo, Marie‐Paule Razafimanantsoa, Jean‐Marc Bouvet, Jean‐Michel Leong Pock Tsy, Jean Trap, Jean‐Pierre Bouillet   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Warming effects on the early decomposition of three litter types, Eastern Tibetan Plateau, China

, 2012
Temperature and litter quality are two of the key factors controlling litter decomposition. Predicted global warming and vegetation succession will therefore have profound impacts.
Liu, Q., Wu, F. Z., Liu, Q (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Chengdu Inst Biol, Ctr Ecol, Chengdu 610041, Peoples R China, Pu, X. Z., Xu, Z. F., Yin, H. J., Zhao, C. Z.   +6 more
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Soil legacy effects on a temperate tree species depend on the mycorrhizal types and phylogenetic distance of the conditioning trees

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Associations of trees with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi often shape distinct microbial communities in soils. Whether this distinction can create different soil legacies and to what extent such legacies are correlated to phylogenetic ...
Minggang Wang, Meilin Wang, Wei Xue, Hongwei Xu, Laiye Qu, T. Martijn Bezemer   +5 more
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Savanna soil carbon accrual occurs through particulate organic matter from grass rather than tree biomass, regardless of atmospheric CO2 levels

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Afforestation schemes in savannas are increasingly promoted as a carbon storage strategy despite threats to biodiversity. We also lack a clear understanding of how trees and grasses differentially contribute to the major carbon store in savannas, that is, soil organic ...
Heidi‐Jayne Hawkins, Michael D. Cramer, Kim J. Simpson, Sarah L. Raubenheimer, Elizabeth M. Telford, Edith J. Singini, Caroline E. R. Lehmann, Colin P. Osborne, Brad S. Ripley   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source