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Effects of warming and litter positions on litter decomposition in a boreal peatland

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Litter decomposition is an important source of carbon accumulation in the permafrost peatlands. Climate warming has led to shrub expansions and accelerated litter mixing with soils and fluctuations in the water table.
Guobao Ma, Guobao Ma, Xianwei Wang, Xiaoxin Sun, Xiaoxin Sun, Shujie Wang, Shujie Wang, Yu Du, Jingyi Jiang, Jingyi Jiang   +9 more
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Food Preferences in Two Detritivore Species: Laboratory Choice Tests Using Leaf Litters of Different Tree Species

Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2023
Soil fauna, including terrestrial isopods, millipedes and earthworms, play an important role in the decomposition of litter through the process of shredding it during consumption.
Gabriela Makulec, Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec   +1 more
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The impact of hemiparasitic plant litter on decomposition: direct, seasonal and litter mixing effects [PDF]

Journal of Ecology, 2004
Summary Nutrient‐rich litter of hemiparasites (and N‐fixers) has the potential to influence ecosystem‐level decomposition and nutrient cycling, which may be important in ecosystems where productivity is nutrient limited. This influence may be both direct, and indirect via impacts on the decomposition of other species’ litters in mixed‐species litter ...
Quested, H.M., Callaghan, T.V., Cornelissen, J.H.C., Press, M.C.   +3 more
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Mixed-litter effects of fresh leaf semi-decomposed litter and fine root on soil enzyme activity and microbial community in an evergreen broadleaf karst forest in southwest China

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Litter decomposition is the main process that affects nutrient cycling and carbon budgets in mixed forests. However, knowledge of the response of the soil microbial processes to the mixed-litter decomposition of fresh leaf, semi-decomposed leaf and fine ...
Bing Mao, Bing Mao, Tingting Cui, Tongqing Su, Qiangsheng Xu, Feng Lu, Hongxin Su, Hongxin Su, Jianbing Zhang, Shuangshuang Xiao   +9 more
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Preparation and properties of biodegradable cat litter produced from cassava (Manihot esculenta L. Crantz) trunk [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
Organic based cat litter becomes more and more popular in many countries including Thailand because of the concern on environmental and health impacts in cats and cat owners.
Saikeaw Nistha, Rungsardthong Vilai, Pornwongthong Peerapong, Vatanyoopaisarn Savitri, Thumthanaruk Benjawan, Pattharaprachayakul Napisa, Wongsa Jittimon, Mussatto Solange I., Uttapap Dudsadee   +8 more
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Species Diversity Induces Idiosyncratic Effects on Litter Decomposition in a Degraded Meadow Steppe

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021
Litter decomposition is a fundamental path for nutrient cycling in a natural ecosystem. However, it remains unclear how species diversity, including richness and evenness, affects the decomposition dynamics in the context of grassland degradation.
Iqra Naeem, Talal Asif, Xuefeng Wu, Nazim Hassan, Liu Yiming, Hongjun Wang, Ling Wang, Deli Wang, Deli Wang   +8 more
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Effects of litter chemical traits and species richness on soil carbon cycling changed over time

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Litter decomposition is the main driver of nutrient cycling process in terrestrial ecosystems. Afforestation completely altered vegetation composition and litter species, disrupting the long-term carbon balance in grassland ecosystem. However, there is a
Hongling Yang, Hongling Yang, Hongling Yang, Yulin Li, Yulin Li, Jin Zhan, Jin Zhan, Jin Zhan, Chelmeg Bao, Chelmeg Bao, Yongqing Luo, Yongqing Luo   +11 more
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The effects of N‐addition on litter mixture effects depend on decomposition time: A case from mixed‐litter decomposition in the Gurbantunggut Desert

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Changes in nitrogen (N) deposition and litter mixtures have been shown to influence ecosystem processes such as litter decomposition. However, the interactive effects of litter mixing and N‐deposition on decomposition process in desert regions remain ...
Hong‐Mei Zhao, Wei‐Jun Yang, Jun‐Hui Cheng, Gang Huang, Yu‐Tong Hu, Cong‐Juan Li, Jian‐Dong Sheng   +6 more
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Leaf litter mixtures alter decomposition rate, nutrient retention, and bacterial community composition in a temperate forest

Forestry Research, 2023
Litter decomposition is a key step in global biogeochemical cycling. In forest ecosystems, litter from different tree spec1ies often decompose together. Although species diversity is widely acknowledged to accelerate decomposition through the regulation ...
Kun Li, Ying Lu, Qing-Wei Wang, Ruiqiang Ni, Rongchu Han, Chuanrong Li, Caihong Zhang, Weixing Shen, Qi Yao, Yueyin Gao, Sergio de-Miguel   +10 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, Chen, Yamei, Zhang, Jian, Joly, François-Xavier, Liu, Yang, Wang, Lifeng, Xu, Zhenfeng   +6 more
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