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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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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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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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Effects of common litter types and their physicochemical properties on the welfare of broilers [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2022 Background and Aim: In broiler production, the poor quality litter not only may lead to a deterioration of the welfare status but also negatively affect carcass quality, overall health and growth performance, which may result in economic losses.
Tarek Boussaada +3 more
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Linkages between plant litter decomposition, litter quality, and vegetation responses to herbivores [PDF]
Functional Ecology, 2002 Summary There is increasing awareness that similar suites of plant traits may govern foliage palatability and litter decomposability, but whether there is an association between the response of vegetation to herbivory and litter decomposition rates across plant species remains unexplored.
D. A. Wardle, K. I. Bonner, G. M. Barker
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Silva Fennica, 2009 With a data set of litter decomposition collected by means of literature survey, our objectives are 1) to determine the differences in the variation in the first-year mass loss (%) of leaf litter with regard to climate and litter quality among ...
Kang, Hongzhang +3 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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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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Litter Quality of Populus Species as Affected by Free-Air CO2 [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.
Buurman, P., Hoosbeek, M.R., Vermue, E.
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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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