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Variation in mass-loss rate of foliar litter in relation to climate and litter quality in Eurasian forests: differences among functional groups of litter

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, Berg, Björn, Liu, Chunjiang, Westman, Carl   +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, Yunmei Ping, Lijuan Cui, Wei Li, Xiaodong Zhang, Jian Zhou, Fei-Hai Yu, Andreas Prinzing   +7 more
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Sanitary quality of broiler litter reused [PDF]

Engenharia Agrícola, 2015
ABSTRACT Considering the importance of the substrate to bedding in the poultry industry in Brazil, and the enormous pressure on environmental management as to the correct use and management of the waste generated by the production sector, this study aimed to analyze the effect of reuses of two types of litter on sanitary qualities and productive ...
Vieira, Maria de F. A., Tinoco, Ilda de F. F., Santos, Bernadete M. dos, Inoue, Keles R. A., Mendes, Múcio A. dos S. A.   +4 more
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A review of factors influencing litter size in Irish sows [PDF]

, 2007
peer-reviewedMany factors influence litter size. These include genetics, gilt management, lactation length, parity distribution, disease, stress and boar fertility. In the past 20 years, litter size in Irish sows has increased by only one pig. Born alive
Peadar G Lawlor, Lynch P Brendan, Lawlor, Peadar G, Peadar G. Lawlor, Lawlor Peadar G, P. Brendan Lynch, P Brendan Lynch, Lynch, P Brendan   +7 more
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Detritivore conversion of litter into faeces accelerates organic matter turnover [PDF]

, 2020
Litter-feeding soil animals are notoriously neglected in conceptual and mechanistic biogeochemical models. Yet, they may be a dominant factor in decomposition by converting large amounts of plant litter into faeces.
Prater, Isabel, David, Jean-François, Subke, Jens-Arne, Joly, François-Xavier, Mueller, Carsten W., Coulis, Mathieu, Coq, Sylvain, Mueller, Carsten W, Hättenschwiler, Stephan   +8 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, Kaouthar Lakhdari, Salha Amira Benatallah, Samira Meradi   +3 more
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Potential macro-detritivore range expansion into the subarctic stimulates litter decomposition: a new positive feedback mechanism to climate change? [PDF]

, 2011
As a result of low decomposition rates, high-latitude ecosystems store large amounts of carbon. Litter decomposition in these ecosystems is constrained by harsh abiotic conditions, but also by the absence of macro-detritivores.
Geffen, K.G. van, van Geffen, K.G., Aerts, R., Geffen, K.G., van, Rien Aerts, Berg, M.P.; id_orcid, Aerts, R.; id_orcid, Berg, M.P., Koert G. van Geffen, Matty P. Berg   +9 more
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Pedogenic Threshold in Acidity Explains Context-Dependent Tree Species Effects on Soil Carbon

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021
Despite the general agreement that maximizing carbon storage and its persistence in forest soils are top priorities in the context of climate change mitigation, our knowledge on how to steer soil organic carbon (SOC) through forest management remains ...
Ellen Desie, Bart Muys, Boris Jansen, Lars Vesterdal, Karen Vancampenhout   +4 more
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Nitrogen enrichment impacts on boreal litter decomposition are driven by changes in soil microbiota rather than litter quality

Scientific Reports, 2017
In nitrogen (N) limited boreal forests, N enrichment can impact litter decomposition by affecting litter quality and by changing the soil environment where litter decomposes.
Nadia I. Maaroufi, Annika Nordin, Kristin Palmqvist, Michael J. Gundale   +3 more
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How human-induced transitions from forest to treeless ecosystems affect litter decomposition

Ecología Austral, 2022
The transformation of forests to treeless landscapes as a result of disturbances (deforestation transitions) is an ongoing process in many regions of the world.
Natalia Pérez Harguindeguy, Ana M. Cingolani, Lucas Enrico, María V. Vaieretti, Melisa A. Giorgis, María L. Moreno, Valeria Falczuk, Diego E. Gurvich, Gustavo A. Bertone, Sandra M. Díaz, Marcelo R. Cabido   +10 more
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