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Deer slow down litter decomposition by reducing litter quality in a temperate forest [PDF]
Ecology, 2019 AbstractLitter decomposition is a key process that allows the recycling of nutrients within ecosystems. In temperate forests, the role of large herbivores in litter decomposition remains a subject of debate. To address this question, we used two litterbag experiments in a quasiexperimental situation resulting from the introduction of Sitka black‐tailed
Chollet, Simon +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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Impact of Tree Litter Identity, Litter Diversity and Habitat Quality on Litter Decomposition Rates in Tropical Moist Evergreen Forest. [PDF]
Forest Ecosystems, 2021 Abstract Background: Attempts to restore degraded highlands by tree planting are common in East Africa. However, up till now, little attention has been given to effects of tree species choice on litter decomposition and nutrient recycling.
Getaneh, Seyoum +6 more
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The Influence of Plant Litter on Soil Water Repellency: Insight from 13C NMR Spectroscopy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Soil water repellency (SWR, i.e. reduced affinity for water owing to the presence of organic hydrophobic coatings on soil particles) has relevant hydrological implications because low rates of infiltration enhance water runoff, and untargeted diffusion ...
Gaspare Cesarano +2 more
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Agronomy, 2022 Traditional Nitrogen (N) fertilization practices for tropical perennial grass are still based on annual amounts, following flat N rates instalments. This strategy does not consider variations in climatic conditions along the growing season, their impacts
Lilian Elgalise Techio Pereira +2 more
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Plant Litter Submergence Affects the Water Quality of a Constructed Wetland. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Plant litter is an indispensable component of constructed wetlands, but how the submergence of plant litter affects their ecosystem functions and services, such as water purification, is still unclear.
Xu Pan +7 more
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Bedding Management for Suppressing Particulate Matter in Cage-Free Hen Houses
AgriEngineering, 2023 Cage-free (CF) layer houses tend to have high particulate matter (PM) levels because of bedding/litter floor and the birds’ activities, such as perching, dustbathing, and foraging on it.
Ramesh Bahadur Bist +8 more
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Interacting Microbe and Litter Quality Controls on Litter Decomposition: A Modeling Analysis
PLoS ONE, 2014 The decomposition of plant litter in soil is a dynamic process during which substrate chemistry and microbial controls interact. We more clearly quantify these controls with a revised version of the Guild-based Decomposition Model (GDM) in which we used a reverse Michaelis-Menten approach to simulate short-term (112 days) decomposition of roots from ...
Moorhead, Daryl +3 more
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Litter Quality of Populus Species as Affected by Free-Air CO2 Enrichment and N-Fertilization [PDF]
, 2009 The effect of elevated CO2 and nitrogen fertilization on the molecular chemistry of litter of three Populus species and associated soil organic matter (SOM) was investigated by pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
Vermue, E. +5 more
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