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Linking spatial patterns of leaf litterfall and soil nutrients in a tropical forest: a neighborhood approach [PDF]

, 2015
Leaf litter represents an important link between tree community composition, forest productivity and biomass, and ecosystem processes. In forests, the spatial distribution of trees and species-specific differences in leaf litter production and quality ...
Thompson, Jill, Turner, Benjamin L., Uriarte, María, Zimmerman, Jess K.   +3 more
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Plant-microbe Interactions in Rhizospheric soil Treated with Different Quality Organic Residues

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2021
The objective of this research was to study plant-microbe interactions in rhizospheric soil treated with different quality organic residues in short-term incubation of the soil and subsequent planting of maize crop.
Saowalak Somboon, Bhanudacha Kamolmanit, Phrueksa Lawongsa   +2 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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Nitrogen additions and litter decomposition: A meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2005
We conducted a meta-analysis of previously published empirical studies that have examined the effects of nitrogen (N) enrichment on litter decomposition.
Curtis, P. S., Frey, S. D., Knorr, M.
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Mixed-litter effects of fresh leaf semi-decomposed litter and fine root on soil enzyme activity and microbial community in an evergreen broadleaf karst forest in southwest China

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Litter decomposition is the main process that affects nutrient cycling and carbon budgets in mixed forests. However, knowledge of the response of the soil microbial processes to the mixed-litter decomposition of fresh leaf, semi-decomposed leaf and fine ...
Bing Mao, Bing Mao, Tingting Cui, Tongqing Su, Qiangsheng Xu, Feng Lu, Hongxin Su, Hongxin Su, Jianbing Zhang, Shuangshuang Xiao   +9 more
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N deposition and elevated CO2 on methane emissions: Differential responses of indirect effects compared to direct effects through litter chemistry feedbacks [PDF]

, 2010
Increases in atmospheric CO2 concentration and N deposition are expected to affect methane (CH4) production in soils and emission to the atmosphere, directly through increased plant litter production and indirectly through changes in substrate quality ...
Aerts, R., Blokker, P., Bodegom, P. M. van, Hal, J. van, Logtestijn, R. S. P. van, Pancotto, Veronica Andrea, Toet, S.   +6 more
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Litter quality and its response to water level drawdown in boreal peatlands at plant species and community level [PDF]

, 2010
Changes in the structure of plant communities may have much more impact on ecosystem carbon (C) cycling than any phenotypic responses to environmental changes. We studied these impacts via the response of plant litter quality, at the level of species and
A Sundberg, A Sundberg, AC Finzi, AR Szumigalski, B Berg, B Berg, B Berg, B Wallén, B Wallén, BR Taylor, BR Taylor, C Quarmby, CA McClaugherty, CJ Williams, DL Moorhead, E Dorrepaal, E Dorrepaal, E Gorham, E Lähde, EB Rastetter, EE Berg, EO Box, G Tian, H Gitay, H Hökkä, H Joosten, HAL Henry, Hargreaves KJ, HE Weatherly, HM Quested, IE Bauer, J Laganière, J Laine, J Laine, J Laine, J Leps, J Limpens, J Liski, J Päivänen, J Talbot, Jani Anttila, JF Weltzin, JF Weltzin, JH Cornelissen, JI Hedges, JL Bubier, JM Blair, JS Dukes, K Fog, K Jaatinen, K Minkkinen, KE Eriksson, KN Suding, KR Saiya-Cork, L Bragazza, L Comont, LC Johnson, LR Belyea, M Aurela, M Aurela, M Ilomets, M Murphy, M Prevost, M-C Nilsson, MA Wilson, MAS Graca, MG Ryan, MN Thormann, MR Chivers, MR Turetsky, N Malmer, N Roulet, NT Roulet, P Mäkiranta, Peter Spetz, Petra Straková, PR Kemp, Preston CM, Trofymow JA, CIDET Working Group, PS Scowcroft, R Aerts, R Aerts, R Boggie, R Laiho, R Laiho, R Laiho, Raija Laiho, RK Wieder, RL Edmonds, RS Clymo, S Rasmussen, SE Hobbie, SE Hobbie, SR Saleska, T Hájek, T Saarinen, T Sallantaus, T Sariyildiz, Tarja Tapanila, TB Gartner, TJ Stohlgren, TR Moore, U Silins, Veikko Kitunen, WJ Parton, WK Cornwell, WS Currie   +105 more
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Low-protein diets with balanced amino acids reduce nitrogen excretion and foot pad dermatitis without affecting the growth performance and meat quality of free-range yellow broilers

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2018
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of crude protein (CP) levels on growth performance, carcase quality, meat quality, immune indices, litter and faeces quality, as well as welfare quality, in free-range yellow broilers using balanced ...
Dan Shao, Yiru Shen, Xu Zhao, Qiang Wang, Yan Hu, Shourong Shi, Haibing Tong   +6 more
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Global meta-analysis reveals differential effects of climate and litter quality on soil fauna-mediated litter decomposition across size classes

Geoderma
Litter decomposition is significantly influenced by soil fauna, litter quality, and climate. Effects of soil fauna on litter decomposition are largely dependent on the size classes of the fauna.
Kaiyu Li, Lihong Song, Qinyao Ran, Fang Yuan, Chengjia Deng, Hongyan Liu   +5 more
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Litter identity mediates predator impacts on the functioning of an aquatic detritus-based food web [PDF]

, 2014
During past decades, several mechanisms such as resource quality and habitat complexity have been proposed to explain variations in the strength of trophic cascades across ecosystems.
Chauvet, Eric, Cornut, Julien, Danger, Michael, Elger, Arnaud, Jabiol, Jérémy, Jouffroy, Marion   +5 more
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