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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, Talal Asif, Xuefeng Wu, Nazim Hassan, Liu Yiming, Hongjun Wang, Ling Wang, Deli Wang, Deli Wang   +8 more
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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
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COMBINED USE OF OPEN-AIR AND INDOOR FUMIGATION SYSTEMS TO STUDY EFFECTS OF SO-2 ON LEACHING PROCESSES IN SCOTS PINE LITTER [PDF]

, 1991
Both an open-air fumigation system and a laboratory-based system were used to expose decomposing Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) needles to controlled concentrations of SO2 (arithmetric mean less-than-or-equal-to 48 nl litre-1) during a period, in total,
Ineson, Phil, Wookey, Phil, INESON, P, Wookey, Philip   +3 more
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Amplified Drought Alters Leaf Litter Metabolome, Slows Down Litter Decomposition, and Modifies Home Field (Dis)Advantage in Three Mediterranean Forests

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, Susana Pereira, Thomas Michel, Mathieu Santonja, Thierry Gauquelin, Guillaume Simioni, Jean-Marc Ourcival, Richard Joffre, Jean-Marc Limousin, Adriane Aupic-Samain, Caroline Lecareux, Sylvie Dupouyet, Jean-Philippe Orts, Anne Bousquet-Mélou, Raphaël Gros, Marketa Sagova-Mareckova, Jan Kopecky, Catherine Fernandez, Virginie Baldy   +18 more
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Home-field advantage effects in litter decomposition is largely linked to litter quality

Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023
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Francisco I. Pugnaire, Karoline H. Aares, Mohamed Alifriqui, Kari Anne Bråthen, Christian Kindler, Christian Schöb, Esteban Manrique   +6 more
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Decomposição e liberação de nutrientes de resíduos culturais de plantas de cobertura em argissolo vermelho-amarelo na região noroeste Fluminense (RJ) Decomposition and nutrient release from cover crop residues in passion-fruit plantation

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2007
A decomposição pode assumir importante papel no manejo da fertilidade do solo, possibilitando a elaboração de técnicas de cultivo que melhorem a utilização de nutrientes contidos nos resíduos vegetais.
Antonio Carlos da Gama-Rodrigues, Emanuela Forestieri da Gama-Rodrigues, Elio Cruz de Brito   +2 more
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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., Pastor, J., Aber, J.D., Melillo, J.M.   +3 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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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, J.A. (Tony) Trofymow, the Canadian Intersite Decomposition Experiment Working Group   +2 more
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Litter Quality of Populus Species as Affected by Free-Air CO2 Enrichment and N-Fertilization

, 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., Hoosbeek, M.R., Marcel R. Hoosbeek, Esther Vermue, Peter Buurman, Buurman, P.   +5 more
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