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

, 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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Integrating large mammalian herbivores into Dynamic Global Vegetation Models: Status and next steps

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Zoogeochemistry, the study of how animals influence elemental cycling within ecosystems, bridges the fields of zoology, ecology and biogeochemistry. Yet, most terrestrial ecosystem models, especially Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs), remain largely plant‐centric
Yue Cheng, Joanne Alice O'Keeffe, Andrew J. Abraham, Jesper Riis Christiansen, Frederik Nygaard Philipsen, Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Fabio Berzaghi, Carsten W. Mueller, Lars Vesterdal, Jeppe A. Kristensen, Elizabeth Le Roux   +10 more
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Goose herbivory alters soil microbial community functional potential in a sub‐Arctic wetland

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Herbivory alters below‐ground resource dynamics via direct and indirect mechanisms, yet its effects on microbial functional potential remain poorly understood. This limits our understanding of the mechanisms that link animal, plant and microbial functional roles in ...
Jaron Adkins, Bonnie G. Waring, Karen H. Beard, Ryan T. Choi, Taylor Saunders, Emily A. Chavez, Lindsay R. Miller, Edd Hammill, Trisha B. Atwood   +8 more
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Exploring drivers of litter decomposition in a greening Arctic: Results from a transplant experiment across a tree-line (Forthcoming) [PDF]

, 2018
Decomposition of plant litter is a key control over carbon (C) storage in the soil. The biochemistry of the litter being produced, the environment in which the decomposition is taking place, and the community composition and metabolism of the decomposer ...
Sjögersten, Sofie, Large, David, Subke, Jens-Arne, Holden, Robert D, Castro-Díaz, Miguel, Street, Lorna E, Wookey, Philip A, Blume-Werry, Gesche, Parker, Thomas C, Sanderman, Jonathan   +9 more
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Large parameter uncertainty persists in soil food web models integrating stoichiometry, respiration and assimilation

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Soil food web models are essential for linking animal diversity to carbon and nutrient cycling. However, it is unclear how soil animals regulate excess carbon when nutrient availability limits their growth and how to best represent animal respiration in these models. To
Robert W. Buchkowski, George G. Brown, Francesca Bosello, Wilian C. Demetrio, Miguel Cooper, Elisa Thébault, Carlos Barreto, Zoë Lindo, Jérôme Mathieu   +8 more
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Nitrogen stimulation of soil carbon content differs between two types of mycorrhizal‐dominated ecosystems

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Increasing nitrogen (N) deposition has been suggested to favour arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) plants over ectomycorrhizal (ECM) plants, but how mycorrhizal association mediates N impacts on soil organic carbon (SOC) remains unclear.
Yuanliu Hu, Ji Chen, Dafeng Hui, Richard P. Phillips, Ying‐Ping Wang, Yiqi Luo, Guoyin Chen, Yiren Zhu, Xiaolin Huang, Jianling Li, Qi Deng   +10 more
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Herbivore versus detritivore effect on decomposition through leaf conversion into faeces

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract In terrestrial ecosystems, plant residues can reach the soil as senesced leaf litter or green leaves, and both types can be transformed by invertebrates into detritivore or herbivore faeces.
Mathieu Coulis, Christiane Mauriol, Nelly Telle, Sonia Minatchi, Laure Hannibal, François‐Xavier Joly   +5 more
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Plant invasion in mountain ecosystems reduces soil micro‐food web complexity at higher elevations

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Anthropogenic activities have accelerated plant invasions in mountain ecosystems, impacting the structure and functions of native plant communities. Changes in above‐ground vegetation can drive shifts in below‐ground biota, yet the effects of plant invasions on soil ...
Runjie Jiao, Yunjian Xu, Xiao Xu, Yi Wang, Jihua Wu, Xiaoli Cheng, Rongzhen Liu, Bo Li, Yupeng Geng   +8 more
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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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Plant Litter Decomposition

, 2011
document the effects of climate variation on decomposition of major plant litter-types. the prject began in 1989 and has undergone changes of locations and litter types.

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