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Monospecific cover crops perpetuate soil biotic homogenization in croplands across diverse soils

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Croplands are known to support significant soil biotic homogenization. Cover crops are commonly used as a sustainable agriculture practice; however, many times these cover crops are composed of single‐species.
Sibo Shi +8 more
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The impacts of large wild grazers on soil carbon persistence are strongly modulated by the environmental context

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Wild animals, particularly large mammalian grazers, can influence ecosystem carbon dynamics and soil carbon sequestration. However, we lack a mechanistic understanding of how wild grazer communities influence soil carbon persistence, specifically in terms of the size of
Olli P. Hyvärinen +10 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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Root‐associated fungi modulate plant recruitment in Mediterranean forests

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Established plants affect directly and indirectly the success of juvenile plants recruiting in their close vicinity, what is defined as a canopy–recruit interaction. Such interactions affect plant species demography and community dynamics.
Mariona Pajares‐Murgó +5 more
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Higher priming effect induced by stem than leaf and root litter

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plant litter input can affect soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition, that is the priming effect. Variation in experimental conditions, litter characteristics and soil properties among individual studies has led to inconsistent reports of priming effects.
Feng Gao +9 more
wiley +1 more source

Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

, 2018
Early stage litter decomposition across ...
Christine Delire (5702483) +309 more
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Increasing susceptibility to priming of soil N mineralisation across a subarctic tundra‐forest ecotone under N fertilisation

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Climate change is driving shrub encroachment and treeline advance in the Arctic, increasing inputs of plant‐derived carbon (C) to soil. These inputs could enhance or reduce microbial decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM) (‘priming’), affecting the soil C balance ...
Agnieszka Rzepczynska, Lettice C. Hicks
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Belowground effects of ground‐dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reviews how ground‐dwelling large herbivores affect forest soil and litter globally. Effects are context‐dependent, vary among species and forest types, and remain poorly studied in tropical forests, highlighting critical gaps in understanding nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning.
Letícia Gonçalves Ribeiro +4 more
wiley +1 more source

Synergy between reactive manganese species and enzymes drives litter decomposition hotspots. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Chin NA +7 more
europepmc +1 more source

Carbon flow to generalist predators shifts between plant‐ and fungal‐derived resources in highly seasonal ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Using amino acid isotope fingerprinting, Sagi et al. show how Arctic wolf spiders shift between plant‐ and microbe‐based energy sources with changes in body size and plant productivity. This reveals how environmental conditions and consumer traits jointly shape carbon flow and link green and brown food webs in rapidly changing ecosystems.
Nevo Sagi +5 more
wiley +1 more source

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