Global Patterns and Drivers of Litter Decomposition Under Nitrogen Enrichment: A Meta-Analysis
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2022 Nitrogen (N) enrichment has substantially altered patterns of terrestrial litter decomposition, with positive, neutral, and negative effects. However, the general response patterns and drivers of litter decomposition to N enrichment rates are poorly ...
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Warming and nitrogen addition increase litter decomposition in a temperate meadow ecosystem. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Litter decomposition greatly influences soil structure, nutrient content and carbon sequestration, but how litter decomposition is affected by climate change is still not well understood.A field experiment with increased temperature and nitrogen (N ...
Shiwei Gong +3 more
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A test of the hierarchical model of litter decomposition [PDF]
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2017 Our basic understanding of plant litter decomposition informs the assumptions underlying widely applied soil biogeochemical models, including those embedded in Earth system models. Confidence in projected carbon cycle-climate feedbacks therefore depends on accurate knowledge about the controls regulating the rate at which plant biomass is decomposed ...
Mark A. Bradford +18 more
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Litter diversity accelerates labile carbon but slows recalcitrant carbon decomposition [PDF]
, 2022 In biodiverse ecosystems, leaf litter of different plant species decomposes in mixtures, for which decomposition rates notoriously deviate from that expected from monospecific treatments.
Zhou, Yu +13 more
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Non-native plant litter enhances soil carbon dioxide emissions in an invaded annual grassland. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Litter decomposition is a fundamental ecosystem process in which breakdown and decay of plant detritus releases carbon and nutrients. Invasive exotic plants may produce litter that differs from native plant litter in quality and quantity.
Ling Zhang +4 more
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Potential macro-detritivore range expansion into the subarctic stimulates litter decomposition: a new positive feedback mechanism to climate change? [PDF]
, 2011 As a result of low decomposition rates, high-latitude ecosystems store large amounts of carbon. Litter decomposition in these ecosystems is constrained by harsh abiotic conditions, but also by the absence of macro-detritivores.
van Geffen, K.G. +8 more
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Mutual effects between Pinus armandii and broadleaf litter during mixed decomposition
Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2019 Mixed-decomposition effects are commonly observed in natural and planted forests and affect nutrient cycling in a forest ecosystem. However, how one litter type affects the decomposition of another is still poorly understood.
Xiaoxi Zhang, Boya Wang, Zengwen Liu
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The Role of Macroinvertebrates on Plant Litter Decomposition in Streams
, 2021 Macroinvertebrate detritivores (i.e., shredders) in freshwaters are often a main driver of decomposition rates of terrestrial plant litter. Yet, the extent to which shredders drive this process depends on the specific functional traits and species ...
Sponseller, Ryan A., +3 more
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Pulse frequency and soil-litter mixing alter the control of cumulative precipitation over litter decomposition [PDF]
, 2017 Macroclimate has traditionally been considered the predominant driver of litter decomposition. However, in drylands, cumulative monthly or annual precipitation typically fails to predict decomposition.
Kurupas, Kelsey L +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2017 Litter quality and soil environmental conditions are well-studied drivers influencing decomposition rates, but the role played by disturbance legacy, such as fire history, in mediating these drivers is not well understood.
Cari D Ficken, Justin P Wright
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