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Macrophyte litter mixtures mediate decomposition processes in coastal sediments

Communications Earth & Environment
Understanding litter decomposition processes in coastal macrophyte habitats is critically important for predicting ecosystem functioning. However, decomposition processes of litter mixtures in coastal habitats remain largely unexplored.
Le-Zheng Qin, Zhaxi Suonan, Fei Zhang, Seung Hyeon Kim, Hye Gwang Kim, Kun-Seop Lee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Litter-type-specific succession of microeukaryotic communities and their associations with litter decomposition

Geoderma
Litter decomposition regulates nutrient cycling and carbon turnover, with fungi arguably being the main drivers. While protists are interacting with fungi, their role, as well as the interaction between both groups of microeukaryotes in litter ...
Yuxin Wang, Geert Smant, Stefan J.S. van de Ruitenbeek, Stefan Geisen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Underground Lag: Fungal Community and Edaphic Legacies After Disturbance

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Páramos are neotropical mountain ecosystems that regulate water and store large amounts of carbon, but are increasingly degraded by agriculture and grazing. Although native vegetation often recolonizes after abandonment, belowground recovery remains poorly understood.
Wilmer Dajhan Navarrete‐López, Arantzazu Molins, María Elena Solarte, Camila Enriquez‐Paz, Joshua Borràs, Josefina Bota, Elena Baraza   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mass loss and nutrient release during the decomposition of sixteen types of plant litter with contrasting quality under three precipitation regimes

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Mass loss and nutrient release during litter decomposition drive biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the relationship between the litter decomposition process and the decomposition stage, precipitation, and litter quality has ...
Ningning Du, Wenrao Li, Liping Qiu, Yanjiang Zhang, Xiaorong Wei, Xingchang Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Harnessing microbial power to degrade hydrocarbon‐based plastics

mLife, EarlyView.
Abstract The growing global plastic waste crisis demands the development of urgent, effective, and sustainable solutions. While conventional recycling methods present intrinsic limitations, microbial biodegradation of plastic waste has emerged as a promising alternative.
Hui Li, Xuanyu Tao, Lina Sun, Aifen Zhou, Jizhong Zhou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil compaction effects on litter decomposition in an arable field: implications for management of crop residues and headlands [PDF]

, 2019
Soil compaction is a major threat to agricultural soils. Heavy machinery is responsible for damaging soil chemical, physical and biological properties.
Sparkes, Debbie, Beadle, Andrew, Murray, Phil J., Wu, L., Evans, Jess, Sparkes, D., Carlesso, L., Carlesso, Lea, Graham, H., Ritz, Karl, Hartwell, Graham, Wu, Lianhai, Ritz, K., Murray, P. J., Cook, S. M., Cook, Samantha M., Beadle, A.   +16 more
core   +1 more source

Both density‐ and frequency‐dependent effects determine plant growth in a dune heath ecosystem

Oikos, EarlyView.
We tested the hypothesis that both density‐ and frequency‐dependent interactions play important roles in determining plant growth in a dune heath ecosystem at several levels of available nitrogen. Plant growth was measured using the pin‐point method in a five‐block experiment with four nitrogen levels.
Christian Damgaard, Mathias Emil Kaae, Jacob Weiner, Jesper Leth Bak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal dynamics of climate sensitivity of litter decomposition in a semi-arid grassland

Geoderma
Climate warming, precipitation changes, and reactive nitrogen (N) input are important environmental changes that can critically affect litter decomposition and soil carbon (C) dynamics.
Zhen Li, Fuwei Wang, Yue Wen, Chenglong Ye, Peng Wang, Tongshuo Bai, Xudong Gu, Liang Guo, Yunpeng Qiu, Yi Zhang, Yi Wang, Shuijin Hu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nitrogen enrichment impacts on boreal litter decomposition are driven by changes in soil microbiota rather than litter quality

Scientific Reports, 2017
In nitrogen (N) limited boreal forests, N enrichment can impact litter decomposition by affecting litter quality and by changing the soil environment where litter decomposes.
Nadia I. Maaroufi, Annika Nordin, Kristin Palmqvist, Michael J. Gundale   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The dual role of detritus as resource and habitat: integrating non‐trophic processes to ecosystem dynamics

Oikos, EarlyView.
The diversity of ecological interactions, both trophic and non‐trophic, is central to understanding the assembly of communities. However, we have yet to study non‐trophic processes through their action on ecosystem compartments such as detritus involved in both recycling and habitat provisioning.
Frederic Guichard, Benoît Pichon, Isabelle Gounand   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source