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Litter Mixing Alters Microbial Decomposer Community to Accelerate Tomato Root Litter Decomposition [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Mixing plant litters of multiple species can alter litter decomposition, a key driver of carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Changes in microbial decomposer communities is proposed as one of the mechanisms explaining this litter ...
Xue Jin, Zhilin Wang, Fengzhi Wu, Xiaogang Li, Xingang Zhou   +4 more
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Litter mixing promoted decomposition and altered microbial community in common bean root litter [PDF]

BMC Microbiology, 2023
Background Decomposition of plant litter is a key driver of carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Mixing litters of different plant species may alter the decomposition rate, but its effect on the microbial decomposer community in plant ...
Linlin Zhang, Jiawei Li, Zhilin Wang, Dinghong Zhang, Hui Liu, Jia Wang, Fengzhi Wu, Xue Wang, Xingang Zhou   +8 more
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Litter mixing promoted decomposition rate through increasing diversities of phyllosphere microbial communities [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Decomposition of forest litter is an essential process for returning nutrients to the soil, which is crucial for preserving soil fertility and fostering the regular biological cycle and nutrient balance of the forest ecosystem.
Jiaying Liu, Jiaying Liu, Jiaying Liu, Changjun Ding, Changjun Ding, Weixi Zhang, Weixi Zhang, Yawei Wei, Yawei Wei, Yongbin Zhou, Yongbin Zhou, Wenxu Zhu, Wenxu Zhu   +12 more
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Litter mixture decomposition enhances the accumulation of soil active carbon and nitrogen in an alpine grassland [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Litter is an important hinge connecting plants and soil, and its decomposition is a crucial process of nutrient cycling. However, the litter mixing effects (ME) on main functions related to soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling ...
Xiaogang Dong, Xiaogang Dong, Zhiyang Zhang, Zhangwen Liu, Yixuan Li, Jianjun Cao, Shiting Zhang   +6 more
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Root mixing effects on belowground decomposition depend on mycorrhizal type [PDF]

Nature Communications
While there has been significant progress in understanding how species mixing affects leaf litter decomposition, the consequences for belowground root decomposition remains less known.
Lei Jiang, Stephan Hättenschwiler, Ning Ma, Jiajia Zheng, Wenhui Shi, Yeqing Ying, Shenggong Li, Han Yan, Liang Kou   +8 more
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Precipitation and Species Composition Mediate Litter Mixing Decomposition Effects in Arid Desert Regions [PDF]

Plants
Mixed-species litters exhibit decomposition characteristics distinct from those of monospecific litters and are highly sensitive to precipitation changes in arid desert regions.
Tingting Xie, Lishan Shan, Haixia Wang, Zhuopeng Fan, Hongyong Wang   +4 more
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“Blooming” of litter-mixing effects: the role of flower and leaf litter interactions on decomposition in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems [PDF]

Biogeosciences
The diversity effect on decomposition, through the litter-mixing effects plays a central role in determining the nutrient and carbon dynamics in ecosystems. However, the litter-mixing effects are centered on a leaf litter perspective.
M. I. G. D. Alencar, M. I. G. D. Alencar, R. D. Guariento, B. Guenet, L. S. Carneiro, E. L. Voigt, A. Caliman   +6 more
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Rainfall distribution variability controls surface but not belowground litter decomposition in a semi-arid shrubland [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionRainfall patterns are expected to become increasingly erratic as a result of global climate change, with more intense but less frequent rainfall events leading to an increased occurrence of drought events. This process may lead to significant
Yulin Li, Li Cheng, Honglin Yang, Rui Zhang, Zhiying Ning   +4 more
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Global patterns and drivers of decomposition of mixed-species litter

Geoderma
Mixed-species litter modifies decomposition rates through complex interplays driven by species composition and functional traits of litter. However, there remains no consensus on how ecosystem type, climate, species traits, and decomposition stage ...
Limin Bai, Chao Song, Mengfan Li, Lei Yang, Xin Wang, Qiqian Wu, Jianxiao Zhu   +6 more
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Soil Fauna Alter the Relationship Between Plant Litter Diversity and Microbial Communities in Mixed Litter Decomposition. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
ABSTRACT Understanding how litter diversity and soil fauna drive microbial communities is critical for revealing trophic cascades in decomposition processes. We conducted a 460‐day field decomposition experiment in a subtropical forest, placing litter mixtures of one to four tree species into mesh bags with 25 μm or 4 mm openings to ...
Dou P, Lin D.
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