Plant species control and soil faunal involvement in the processes of above- and below-ground litter decomposition

Oikos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 125 (6) ◽  
pp. 883-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saori Fujii ◽  
Naoki Makita ◽  
Akira S. Mori ◽  
Hiroshi Takeda
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Below Ground

Litter decomposition of exotic and native plant species of agricultural importance in Amazonian streams

Limnology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Caetano Firmino ◽  
Leandro Schlemmer Brasil ◽  
Renato Tavares Martins ◽  
Raphael Ligeiro ◽  
Alan Tonin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Native Plant ◽  
Native Plant Species

Ungulates decelerate litter decomposition by altering litter quality above and below ground

2016 ◽  
Vol 135 (5) ◽  
pp. 849-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michiru Kasahara ◽  
Saori Fujii ◽  
Toko Tanikawa ◽  
Akira S. Mori
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Litter Quality ◽  
Below Ground

scholarly journals Are litter decomposition and fire linked through plant species traits?

2017 ◽  
Vol 216 (3) ◽  
pp. 653-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen ◽  
Saskia Grootemaat ◽  
Lieneke M. Verheijen ◽  
William K. Cornwell ◽  
Peter M. van Bodegom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Species Traits

scholarly journals Plant, fungal, bacterial, and nitrogen interactions in the litter layer of a native Patagonian forest

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucía Vivanco ◽  
Nicolás Rascovan ◽  
Amy T. Austin
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Microbial Interactions ◽  
N Addition ◽  
Litter Layer ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
Single Tree ◽  
Stimulation Of

Plant–microbial interactions in the litter layer represent one of the most relevant interactions for biogeochemical cycling as litter decomposition is a key first step in carbon and nitrogen turnover. However, our understanding of these interactions in the litter layer remains elusive. In an old-growth mixed Nothofagus forest in Patagonia, we studied the effects of single tree species identity and the mixture of three tree species on the fungal and bacterial composition in the litter layer. We also evaluated the effects of nitrogen (N) addition on these plant–microbial interactions. In addition, we compared the magnitude of stimulation of litter decomposition due to home field advantage (HFA, decomposition occurs more rapidly when litter is placed beneath the plant species from which it had been derived than beneath a different plant species) and N addition that we previously demonstrated in this same forest, and used microbial information to interpret these results. Tree species identity had a strong and significant effect on the composition of fungal communities but not on the bacterial community of the litter layer. The microbial composition of the litter layer under the tree species mixture show an averaged contribution of each single tree species. N addition did not erase the plant species footprint on the fungal community, and neither altered the bacterial community. N addition stimulated litter decomposition as much as HFA for certain tree species, but the mechanisms behind N and HFA stimulation may have differed. Our results suggest that stimulation of decomposition from N addition might have occurred due to increased microbial activity without large changes in microbial community composition, while HFA may have resulted principally from plant species’ effects on the litter fungal community. Together, our results suggest that plant–microbial interactions can be an unconsidered driver of litter decomposition in temperate forests.

scholarly journals Research in Forest Biology in the Era of Climate Change and Rapid Urbanization

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Nancai Pei ◽  
W. John Kress
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Trait Variation ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Plant Environment ◽  
Below Ground ◽  
Generate Plant ◽  
Forest Biology ◽  
Diverse Plant Species ◽  
Forest Habitats

Green plants provide the foundation for the structure, function, and interactions among organisms in both tropical and temperate zones. To date, many investigations have revealed patterns and mechanisms that generate plant diversity at various scales and from diverse ecological perspectives. However, in the era of climate change, anthropogenic disturbance, and rapid urbanization, new insights are needed to understand how plant species in these forest habitats are changing and adapting. Here, we recognize four themes that link studies from Asia and Europe presented in this Special Issue: (1) genetic analyses of diverse plant species; (2) above- and below-ground forest biodiversity; (3) trait expression and biological mechanisms; and (4) interactions of woody plants within a changing environment. These investigations enlarge our understanding of the origins of diversity, trait variation and heritability, and plant–environment interactions from diverse perspectives.

The contributions of soil mesofauna to leaf and root litter decomposition of dominant plant species in grassland

2020 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 103651
Author(s):  
Xuxin Song ◽  
Zekai Wang ◽  
Xiangling Tang ◽  
Delan Xu ◽  
Botian Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Soil Mesofauna ◽  
Dominant Plant Species ◽  
Root Litter

Reducing rainfall amount has a greater negative effect on the productivity of grassland plant species than reducing rainfall frequency

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor V. J. Gibson-Forty ◽  
Kirk L. Barnett ◽  
David T. Tissue ◽  
Sally A. Power
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Rainfall Events ◽  
Reduced Frequency ◽  
Grassland Ecosystems ◽  
Rainfall Frequency ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Below Ground ◽  
Grassland Productivity ◽  
Manipulation Experiment

The productivity of semiarid Australian grassland ecosystems is currently limited by water availability and may be impacted further by predicted changes in rainfall regimes associated with climate change. In this study, we established a rainfall manipulation experiment to determine the effects of reduced frequency (RF; 8 days between water events) and reduced magnitude (RM; 50% reduction in amount) of rainfall events on the physiology and above- and below-ground growth of five grassland plant species with differing traits. Native C4 grasses exhibited the highest productivity in well watered, control (Cont) conditions, as well as in RF and RM treatments. The RF treatment generally had little effect on total biomass, rooting distributions or photosynthesis, suggesting species were relatively tolerant of reduction in the frequency of rainfall events. However, the RM treatment had a negative effect on total biomass and physiology, and generally resulted in a shift towards shallower rooting profiles. Overall, the reduction in biomass was greater in RM than RF, suggesting that rainfall magnitude may be a more important determinant of grassland productivity and composition than the frequency of rainfall events under future climates.

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