Litter quality mediated nitrogen effect on plant litter decomposition regardless of soil fauna presence

Ecology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 97 (10) ◽  
pp. 2834-2843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weidong Zhang ◽  
Lin Chao ◽  
Qingpeng Yang ◽  
Qingkui Wang ◽  
Yunting Fang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Litter Quality ◽  
Soil Fauna ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
Plant Litter Decomposition ◽  
Nitrogen Effect

scholarly journals The importance of litter quality for the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in plant litter decomposition (short communication)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.F. Leifheit ◽  
M.C. Rillig
Keyword(s):  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Litter Quality ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
C:N Ratio ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
Plant Litter Decomposition

AbstractArbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been shown to positively and negatively affect plant litter decomposition. The use of litter types with different quality and different observation periods might be responsible for these contradictory results. Therefore, we performed a 10-week laboratory experiment with 7 litter types differing in their C:N ratio, and tested for effects of litter quality and the presence of AMF on litter decomposition. We found that decomposition of plant litter with higher C:N ratios was only beginning and was stimulated by AMF, whereas decomposition of plant litter with lower C:N ratios had already progressed and was decreased by AMF. With this study we show that not only litter quality is important for effects of AMF on litter decomposition, but also the stage of litter decomposition.

Soil Fauna and Plant Litter Decomposition in Tropical and Subalpine Forests

Ecology ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grizelle Gonzalez ◽  
Timothy R. Seastedt
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Soil Fauna ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
Subalpine Forests ◽  
Plant Litter Decomposition

scholarly journals Using plant litter decomposition as an indicator of ecosystem response to soil contamination

2021 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 107554
Author(s):  
Antoine Lecerf ◽  
Aurélie Cébron ◽  
Franck Gilbert ◽  
Michael Danger ◽  
Hélène Roussel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Contamination ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
Ecosystem Response ◽  
Plant Litter Decomposition

Spatial Variability of Plant Litter Decomposition in Stream Networks: from Litter Bags to Watersheds

Ecosystems ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 567-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Mosele Tonin ◽  
Luiz Ubiratan Hepp ◽  
José Francisco Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
Stream Networks ◽  
Litter Bags ◽  
Plant Litter Decomposition

scholarly journals Climate and litter quality differently modulate the effects of soil fauna on litter decomposition across biomes

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1045-1053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo García-Palacios ◽  
Fernando T. Maestre ◽  
Jens Kattge ◽  
Diana H. Wall
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Litter Quality ◽  
Soil Fauna
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