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Does manganese influence grass litter decomposition on a Hawaiian rainfall gradient? [PDF]

Oecologia
Paulus EL, Vitousek PM.
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Automating creativity assessment in engineering design: A psychometric validation of AI‐generated items of the design problem task

Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 115, Issue 3, July 2026.
Abstract Background Creativity is essential for engineering design, yet its assessment remains challenging due to the resource‐intensive nature of traditional evaluation methods. Purpose/Hypothesis(es) This study investigates the potential of automatic item generation (AIG) using large language models (LLMs) to create psychometrically sound items for ...
Simone A. Luchini, Roger E. Beaty, Ayesha S. Boyce, Sarah E. Zappe, Boris Forthmann   +4 more
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A metatranscriptomic exploration of fungal and bacterial contributions to allochthonous leaf litter decomposition in the streambed. [PDF]

PeerJ
Deep A, Sieber G, Boden L, David GM, Baikova D, Buchner D, Starke J, Stach TL, Reinders T, Hadžiomerović U, Beszteri S, Probst AJ, Boenigk J, Beisser D.   +13 more
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Exploring Costa Rica's fungal trends: Insights from digitized specimens

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1256-1274, July 2026.
Fungi are essential to tropical ecosystems but remain largely absent from conservation agendas. By analyzing over 78,000 fungal records from Costa Rica—a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot—this study reveals key patterns in fungal diversity, distribution, and seasonality.
Melissa Mardones, Julieta Carranza‐Velázquez, Carlos Rojas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Conditions Modulate Warming Effects on Plant Litter Decomposition Globally. [PDF]

Ecol Lett
Schwieger S, Dorrepaal E, Petit Bon M, Vandvik V, le Roux E, Strack M, Yang Y, Venn S, van den Hoogen J, Valiño F, Thomas HJD, Te Beest M, Suzuki S, Petraglia A, Myers-Smith IH, Munir TM, Michelsen A, Løkken JO, Li Q, Koike T, Klanderud K, Karr EH, Jónsdóttir IS, Hollister RD, Hofgaard A, Hassan IA, Genxu W, Filippova N, Crowther TW, Clark K, Christiansen CT, Casanova-Katny A, Carbognani M, Bokhorst S, Björnsdóttir K, Asplund J, Althuizen I, Alonso R, Alatalo J, Agathokleous E, Aerts R, Sarneel JM.   +41 more
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Increasing precipitation reshapes alpine plant–microbial nutrient partitioning and enhances ecosystem carbon and nitrogen retention

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 7, July 2026.
Increasing precipitation reshapes plant–microbial nutrient partitioning and ecosystem C and N retention in alpine ecosystems. The findings highlight the need to account for non‐linear and contrasting responses among different ecosystem components when predicting the consequences of future climate change for alpine ecosystem functioning.
Qingzhou Zhao, David A. Wardle, Grégoire T. Freschet, Tingting Tao, Miaojun Ma, Shuijin Hu   +5 more
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Effects of fertilization on litter decomposition dynamics and nutrient release in orchard systems. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Nie H, You C, Gao J.
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Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Biomass Production and Nickel Yield in the Hyperaccumulator Bornmuellera emarginata Under Field Conditions

Ecological Research, Volume 41, Issue 4, July 2026.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of fertilization regime (organic vs. inorganic) on the growth performance, nickel accumulation, and total nickel yield of the nickel hyperaccumulator Bornmuellera emarginata, cultivated under realistic field conditions in its native ultramafic environment in Northern Greece over a 3‐year period ...
Dimitrios Kyrkas, Nikolaos Mantzos, Guillaume Echevarria, Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Maria Konstantinou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The invasion of Cassytha filiformis accelerated the litter decomposition of native plant communities in small tropical coral islands. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Li Q, Liu X, Liu K, Ren H, Jian S, Lu H, Cheng Y, Zou Q, Huang Y.   +8 more
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Succession and Carbon Source Utilization of Fungi Associated With Hylocomium splendens on a Subalpine Forest Floor

Ecological Research, Volume 41, Issue 4, July 2026.
The present study examined the succession and carbon source utilization of fungi associated with moss profiles and to identify the metabolic traits that were linked to the successional status. We showed that the successional status of microfungi in decomposing tissues of Hylocomium splendens was affected not by the taxonomic group but by the potential ...
Yuki Hatano, Yudai Nagata, Takashi Osono
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