Results 41 to 50 of about 6,796,242 (198)
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 +10 more
doaj +1 more source
Effects of stocking density and litter type on litter quality of native chicken
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2019 Abstract This study was conducted to identify the effect of stocking density and litter materials on litter quality of Native chicken. Three hundred and twenty-four unsexed native chickens were used for 12 weeks duration of this research.
D Rohmadi, S Harimurti, null Wihandoyo
openaire +1 more source
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 +7 more
core +1 more source
GeodermaLitter 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 +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Species Diversity Induces Idiosyncratic Effects on Litter Decomposition in a Degraded Meadow Steppe
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 Litter decomposition is a fundamental path for nutrient cycling in a natural ecosystem. However, it remains unclear how species diversity, including richness and evenness, affects the decomposition dynamics in the context of grassland degradation.
Iqra Naeem +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Variability in litter quality and its relationship to litter decay in Canadian forests
Canadian Journal of Botany, 2000 Predicting the effects of climate change on litter decomposition requires an improved understanding of the link between organic composition and the parameters used to define litter quality. Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with cross-polarization and magic-angle spinning (CPMAS NMR) was used to characterize 36 foliar litters ...
Caroline M. Preston +2 more
openaire +2 more sources
Plants, 2022 In Mediterranean ecosystems, the projected rainfall reduction of up to 30% may alter plant–soil interactions, particularly litter decomposition and Home Field Advantage (HFA). We set up a litter transplant experiment in the three main forests encountered
Elodie Quer +18 more
doaj +1 more source
Home-field advantage effects in litter decomposition is largely linked to litter quality
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023 Soil Biology and Biochemistry ...
Francisco I. Pugnaire +6 more
openaire +4 more sources
Forest Litter Decomposition in Relation to Soil Nitrogen Dynamics and Litter Quality
Ecology, 1985 Decomposition and changes in nitrogen and organic—chemical content of six types of forest litter were studied for 2 yr in five adjacent Wisconsin forests. The five forests were floristically dissimilar, being dominated respectively by sugar maple (Acer saccharum), white oak (Quercus alba), bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata), white pine (Pinus ...
McClaugherty, C.A. +3 more
openaire +2 more sources
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 +9 more
core +2 more sources