Leaf litter decomposition in remote oceanic island streams is driven by microbes and depends on litter quality and environmental conditions

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 783-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verónica Ferreira ◽  
Pedro M. Raposeiro ◽  
Ana Pereira ◽  
Ana M. Cruz ◽  
Ana C. Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Litter Quality ◽  
Oceanic Island ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition

Long-term responses of leaf litter decomposition to temperature, litter quality and litter mixing in plateau wetlands

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 178-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guodong Liu ◽  
Jinfang Sun ◽  
Kun Tian ◽  
Derong Xiao ◽  
Xingzhong Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Litter Quality ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition ◽  
Litter Mixing ◽  
Plateau Wetlands

Responses of microbially driven leaf litter decomposition to stream nutrients depend on litter quality

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 806 (1) ◽  
pp. 333-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elliot Bastias ◽  
Miquel Ribot ◽  
Anna M. Romaní ◽  
Juanita Mora-Gómez ◽  
Francesc Sabater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Litter Quality ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition

scholarly journals Effects of gamma irradiation on instream leaf litter decomposition

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luz Boyero ◽  
Naiara López-Rojo ◽  
Javier Pérez ◽  
Alan M. Tonin ◽  
Francisco Correa-Araneda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Irradiation ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Litter Quality ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition ◽  
Litter Chemistry ◽  
Decomposition Rates ◽  
Fine Mesh ◽  
And Control ◽  
Control Litter

AbstractLeaf litter decomposition is a key process in stream ecosystems, the rates of which can vary with changes in litter quality or its colonization by microorganisms. Decomposition in streams is increasingly used to compare ecosystem functioning globally, often requiring the distribution of litter across countries. It is important to understand whether litter sterilization, which is required by some countries, can alter the rates of decomposition and associated processes. We examined whether litter sterilization with gamma irradiation (25 kGy) influenced decomposition rates, litter stoichiometry, and colonization by invertebrates after weeks of instream incubation within coarse-mesh and fine-mesh litterbags. We used nine plant species from three families that varied widely in litter chemistry but found mostly consistent responses, with no differences in decomposition rates or numbers of invertebrates found at the end of the incubation period. However, litter stoichiometry differed between irradiated and control litter, with greater nutrient losses (mostly phosphorus) in the former. Therefore, the effects of irradiation on litter chemistry should be taken into account in studies focused on stoichiometry but not necessarily in those focused on decomposition rates, at least within the experimental timescale considered here.

Leaf litter decomposition on insular lentic systems: effects of macroinvertebrate presence, leaf species, and environmental conditions

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 784 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro M. Raposeiro ◽  
Verónica Ferreira ◽  
Rosa Guri ◽  
Vítor Gonçalves ◽  
Gustavo M. Martins
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition ◽  
Leaf Species ◽  
Lentic Systems
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