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Response of wood decomposition to different forms of N deposition in subtropical forests

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023
AimsWood decomposition plays an important role in ecosystem soil fertility and nutrient cycling, but how different forms of nitrogen (N) affect these biogeochemical processes is still unclear.
Chunsheng Wu, Chunsheng Wu, Chunjie Shu, Xi Yuan, Bangliang Deng, Fangfang Shen, Yi Zhang, Yuanqiu Liu, Yuanqiu Liu   +8 more
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Effect of N deposition on the home-field advantage of wood decomposition in a subtropical forest

Ecological Indicators, 2022
Nitrogen (N) can influence the functions of forest ecosystems by altering the abundance and activity of microbial and faunal communities. The impact of N deposition on the home-field advantage (HFA) effect of dead wood decomposition remains unclear.
Chunsheng Wu, Chunjie Shu, Zhijian Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yuanqiu Liu   +4 more
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The impact of biochar on wood-inhabiting bacterial community and its function in a boreal pine forest

Environmental Microbiome, 2022
Biochar is considered to be a possible means of carbon sequestration to alleviate climate change. However, the dynamics of the microbial community during wood decomposition after biochar application remain poorly understood.
Zhao-lei Qu, Xiao-li Li, Yan Ge, Marjo Palviainen, Xuan Zhou, Jussi Heinonsalo, Frank Berninger, Jukka Pumpanen, Kajar Köster, Hui Sun   +9 more
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Influence of southern pine beetle on fungal communities of wood and bark decomposition of coarse woody debris in the New Jersey pine barrens

Forestry Research, 2021
Dead coarse woody debris (fungal food resources) on the forest floor is an ignition source for forest fires. The rate of decomposition of the debris is largely influenced by fungi, determining its residence time on the forest floor.
John Dighton, Emily Walsh, Glen Groben, Ning Zhang   +3 more
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Role of soil texture, clay mineralogy, location, and temperature in coarse wood decomposition—a mesocosm experiment

Ecosphere, 2016
Of all the major pools of terrestrial carbon (C), the dynamics of coarse woody debris (CWD) are the least understood. In contrast to soils and living vegetation, the study of CWD has rarely relied on ex situ methods for elaborating controls on ...
Cinzia Fissore, Martin F. Jurgensen, James Pickens, Chris Miller, Deborah Page‐Dumroese, Christian P. Giardina   +5 more
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Interactions between Fine Wood Decomposition and Flammability [PDF]

Forests, 2014
Fire is nearly ubiquitous in the terrestrial biosphere, with profound effects on earth surface carbon storage, climate, and forest functions. Fuel quality is an important parameter determining forest fire behavior, which differs among both tree species and organs. Fuel quality is not static: when dead plant material decomposes, its structural, chemical,
Zhao, Weiwei, Blauw, Luke, Logtestijn, Richard Van, Cornwell, William, Cornelissen, Johannes   +4 more
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Wood decomposition is more rapid on than off termite mounds in an African savanna

Ecosphere, 2019
Decomposition is important for nutrient cycling and the dynamics of soil organic matter. The factors that influence local decomposition rates in savannas dominated by Macrotermes mounds remain uncertain.
Erik Francis Acanakwo, Douglas Sheil, Stein R. Moe   +2 more
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Preventive conservation of historical wooden architecture

Budownictwo i Architektura, 2015
The paper outlines the main problems associated with the durability of wooden buildings in the context of biodegradation. Wood destroying organisms were listed and their climatic requirements were pointed.
Piotr Witomski
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Aboveground Deadwood Deposition Supports Development of Soil Yeasts

Diversity, 2012
Unicellular saprobic fungi (yeasts) inhabit soils worldwide. Although yeast species typically occupy defined areas on the biome scale, their distribution patterns within a single type of vegetation, such as forests, are more complex.
Thorsten Wehde, Tiemo Kahl, Andrey Yurkov, Dominik Begerow   +3 more
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The rate of deadwood decomposition processes in tree stand gaps resulting from bark beetle infestation spots in mountain forests

Forest Ecosystems
Decaying wood is an essential element of forest ecosystems and it affects its other components. The aim of our research was to determine the decomposition rate of deadwood in various humidity and thermal conditions in the gaps formed in the montane ...
Ewa Błońska, Adam Górski, Jarosław Lasota   +2 more
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