Mycorrhiza and Litter Decomposition [PDF]
Nature, 1971 FORMATION of the mor type of forest litter, characterized by slow decomposition, has been attributed to a number of factors1–3, but the effect of mycorrhizal fungi, though postulated4,5, has not been studied experimentally. We have conducted an experiment in which root activity and thus mycorrhizal activity were reduced in small areas of an unthinned ...
R L, Gadgil, P D, Gadgil
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Differences in leaf and root litter decomposition in tropical montane rainforests are mediated by soil microorganisms not by decomposer microarthropods [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Plant litter decomposition is a key process in carbon and nutrient cycling. Among the factors determining litter decomposition rates, the role of soil biota in the decomposition of different plant litter types and its modification by ...
Laura M. Sánchez-Galindo +5 more
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Geoderma, 2023 Increases in stand age can significantly change litter and soil microenvironmental properties of plantations. However, how these factors change and by which pathways they act together to affect litter decomposition are not well understood. In this study,
Xiaoxi Zhang +5 more
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Litter decomposition by soil fauna: effect of land use in agroecosystems
Heliyon, 2021 Soil fauna plays a key role in organic matter decomposition. Litter decomposition depends on the relationships of soil fauna and microorganisms as well as climate and litter quality. The decomposer community is sensitive to land use.
M.T. Cassani +4 more
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Effects of soil fauna on litter decomposition in Chinese forests: a meta-analysis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Litter quality and climate have been presumed to be the dominant factors regulating litter decomposition rates on broad spatial scales. However, the role of soil fauna on litter decomposition is poorly understood, despite the fact that it could strongly ...
Peng Zan, Zijun Mao, Tao Sun
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Direct and indirect effects of UV-B exposure on litter decomposition: a meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) exposure in the course of litter decomposition may have a direct effect on decomposition rates via changing states of photodegradation or decomposer constitution in litter while UV-B exposure during growth periods may alter chemical ...
Xinzhang Song +4 more
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Geoderma, 2023 Peat accumulation is the result of an imbalance between the biomass production and the reduced decomposition of organic matter, which has allowed peatlands to accumulate high levels of carbon over time.
Raphael Müller +4 more
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Effects of litter manipulation on litter decomposition in a successional gradients of tropical forests in southern China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Global changes such as increasing CO2, rising temperature, and land-use change are likely to drive shifts in litter inputs to forest floors, but the effects of such changes on litter decomposition remain largely unknown.
Hao Chen +8 more
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Combined effects of water temperature, grazing snails and terrestrial herbivores on leaf decomposition in urban streams [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 The decomposition of organic matter in freshwaters, such as leaf litter, can affect global nutrient (e.g., carbon) cycling. This process can be influenced by fast urbanization through increased water temperature, reduced aquatic diversity and changed ...
Hongyong Xiang +3 more
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Chemical underpinning of the tea bag index: An examination of the decomposition of tea leaves [PDF]
, 2020 Decomposition is a key flux of terrestrial carbon to the atmosphere. Therefore, gaining a better understanding of how plant litter decomposes in soil, and what governs this process, is vital for global climate models.
Alexander, Paul D. +3 more
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