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Litter decomposition, climate and liter quality

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1995
Litter decomposition is controlled by three main factors: climate, litter quality and the nature and abundance of the decomposing organisms. Climate is the dominant factor in areas subjected to unfavourable weather conditions, whereas litter quality largely prevails as the regulator under favourable conditions.
M M, Coûteaux, P, Bottner, B, Berg
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Litter quality-dependent dynamics of bacteria communities in litter and soil layers during litter decomposition

Plant and Soil
Shiting Zhang
exaly   +2 more sources

Control of climate and litter quality on leaf litter decomposition in different climatic zones

Journal of Plant Research, 2015
Climate and initial litter quality are the major factors influencing decomposition rates on large scales. We established a comprehensive database of terrestrial leaf litter decomposition, including 785 datasets, to examine the relationship between climate and litter quality and evaluate the factors controlling decomposition on a global scale, the arid ...
Xinyue, Zhang, Wei, Wang
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Aphids decelerate litter nitrogen mineralisation through changes in litter quality

Ecological Entomology, 2013
Herbivorous insects may have significant impacts on litter decomposition through modification of plant litter quality and quantity. The effects of herbivorous insects on decomposition processes are of growing interest.
NOBORU KATAYAMA, ALESSANDRO OLIVERIA SILVA, OSAMU KISHIDA, TAKAYUKI OHGUSHI   +3 more
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Litter quality impacts on grassland litter decomposition are differently dependent on soil fauna across time

Applied Soil Ecology, 2003
The main factors controlling decomposition rate are climate, litter quality and soil organisms. We investigated how decomposition was affected by interactions between litter quality and the composition of the soil community.
Mark A Bradford
exaly   +1 more source

Effect of Structure and Nutritional Quality of Litter on Abundances of Litter-dwelling Arthropods

American Midland Naturalist, 1984
Field manipulations of forest litter were conducted to measure effects of litter structure on abundances of forest floor arthropods in natural and artificial leaf litter. Artificial litter was made of nondecomposable vinyl. Both artificial and natural litter occurred in three structural treatments: flat, natural and complex.
Thomas L. Bultman, George W. Uetz
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LITTER QUALITY AND THE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY OF DECOMPOSITION

Ecology, 2005
The temperature sensitivity of litter decomposition will influence the rates of ecosystem carbon sequestration in a warmer world. A number of studies have shown that the temperature sensitivity of litter decomposition can vary depending on litter type and extent of decomposition. However, the underlying causes of this variation are not well understood.
Noah Fierer, Joseph M. Craine, Kendra McLauchlan, Joshua P. Schimel   +3 more
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MYCORRHIZAL CONTROLS ON BELOWGROUND LITTER QUALITY

Ecology, 2003
Plant productivity and ecosystem productivity are strongly influenced by nutrient availability, which is largely determined by the decomposition rate of plant litter. Belowground litter inputs (dead roots, mycorrhizae, and exudates) are larger than above- ground litterfall in many systems. Chemical quality and diameter primarily control decom- position
Langley, J., Hungate, Bruce.
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Long‐term responses of leaf litter decomposition to temperature, litter quality and litter mixing in plateau wetlands

Freshwater Biology, 2016
SummaryDecomposition of plant litter is a key process in the flow of energy and nutrients in ecosystems. The extent and mechanisms towards which climate warming will affect litter decomposition in plateau wetlands remains largely unknown.We conducted a two‐year litter decomposition experiment along an elevation gradient from 1891 to 3260 m in China ...
Guodong Liu, Jinfang Sun, Kun Tian, Derong Xiao, Xingzhong Yuan   +4 more
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Litter decomposition in Mediterranean ecosystems: Modelling the controlling role of climatic conditions and litter quality

Applied Soil Ecology, 2011
A new process-based model of litter decomposition, characterized by detailed climatic data input and simple litter quality parameters, is proposed. Compared to existing litter carbon models, specific imple- mentations for temperature and moisture limiting effects have been adopted.
INCERTI G, BONANOMI G, GIANNINO F, RUTIGLIANO, Flora Angela, PIERMATTEO D, CASTALDI, Simona, DE MARCO A, FIERRO A, FIORETTO, Antonietta, MAGGI O, PAPA, Stefania, PERSIANI A. M, FEOLI E, VIRZO DE SANTO A, MAZZOLENI S.   +14 more
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