Warming and leaf litter functional diversity, not litter quality, drive decomposition in a freshwater ecosystem [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 Environment, litter composition and decomposer community are known to be the main drivers of litter decomposition in aquatic ecosystems. However, it remains unclear whether litter quality or functional diversity prevails under warming conditions.
Gustavo H. Migliorini, Gustavo Q. Romero
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Effects of litter quality on foraging behaviour and demographic parameters in Folsomia candida (Collembola) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Litter quality has long been associated with demographic parameters of Collembola populations. However, little is known about the capacity of Collembola to perceive and seek better litter quality.
Karolina Argote +4 more
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Microbial and mineral interactions decouple litter quality from soil organic matter formation [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsCurrent understanding of soil carbon dynamics suggests that plant litter quality and soil mineralogy control the formation of mineral-associated soil organic carbon (SOC).
Dafydd M. O. Elias +14 more
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Effects of Using Effective Microorganisms (EMs) and Zeolite on the Development of Productivity and Air and Litter Quality in Broiler Chicken Rearing [PDF]
AnimalsThe growing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production are increasing the pressure on poultry producers to use practices that reduce the environmental impact of farms, mainly by reducing ammonia emissions.
Ewa Sosnówka-Czajka +4 more
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 Litter decomposition promotes soil carbon and nitrogen cycling and is driven by litter quality, the soil environment and enzyme activities. The relative importance of these factors may change during the litter decomposition, however, very few studies ...
Zhuoxia Su +4 more
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Combined effects of water temperature, grazing snails and terrestrial herbivores on leaf decomposition in urban streams [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 The decomposition of organic matter in freshwaters, such as leaf litter, can affect global nutrient (e.g., carbon) cycling. This process can be influenced by fast urbanization through increased water temperature, reduced aquatic diversity and changed ...
Hongyong Xiang +3 more
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Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023 Cellulose and lignin are the principal constituents of plant litter, and their degradation plays an important role in the maintaining the soil carbon balance in terrestrial ecosystems. Yet, our knowledge of the responses of litter mass loss and cellulose
Bo Chen +19 more
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Direct and legacy effects of plant-traits control litter decomposition in a deciduous oak forest in Mexico [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background Litter decomposition is a key process in the functioning of forest ecosystems, because it strongly controls nutrient recycling and soil fertility maintenance.
Bruno Chávez-Vergara +4 more
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Leaf mechanical properties as potential predictors of leaf-litter decomposability
Forestry Research, 2023 The mechanical resistance of plant leaves to herbivores and physical disturbances have a lasting legacy impact on leaf-litter decomposition rates and nutrient leaching.
Wenshan Li +6 more
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Animals, 2022 In conventional rearing systems, fast-growing broiler chickens commonly experience welfare issues, such as contact dermatitis, walking difficulties or a lack of expression of species-specific behaviours.
Frédérique Mocz +6 more
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