scholarly journals Differential contribution of soil biota groups to plant litter decomposition as mediated by soil use

PeerJ ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. e826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo A. Castro-Huerta ◽  
Liliana B. Falco ◽  
Rosana V. Sandler ◽  
Carlos E. Coviella
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
Soil Biota ◽  
Plant Litter Decomposition ◽  
Differential Contribution

scholarly journals Differential contribution of soil biota groups to plant litter decomposition as mediated by soil use

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo A Casttro-Huerta ◽  
Liliana B Falco ◽  
Rosana V Sandler ◽  
Carlos Coviella
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
Soil Biota ◽  
Plant Residue ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Plant Litter Decomposition ◽  
Plant Decomposition ◽  
Agricultural Use ◽  
Differential Contribution

Plant decomposition is dependant on the activity of the soil biota and its interactions with climate, soil properties, and plant residue inputs. This work assessed the roles of different groups of the soil biota on litter decomposition, and the way they are modulated by soil use. Litterbags of different mesh sizes were filled with standardized dried leaves and placed on the same soil different use intensities: Naturalized grasslands, recent agriculture, and intensive agriculture fields. During sixth months, litterbags of each mesh size were collected once a month per system with five replicates. The remaining mass was measured and decomposition rates calculated. Differences were found for the different biota groups, and they were dependant on soil use. Within systems, the results show that in the naturalized grasslands, the macrofauna had the highest contribution to decomposition. In the recent agricultural system it was the combined activity of the macro and mesofauna, and in the intensive agricultural use it was the mesofauna activity. These results underscore the relative importance and activity of the different groups of the edaphic biota and the effects of different soil uses on soil biota activity.

scholarly journals Differential contribution of soil biota groups to plant litter decomposition as mediated by soil use

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo A Casttro-Huerta ◽  
Liliana B Falco ◽  
Rosana V Sandler ◽  
Carlos Coviella
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
Soil Biota ◽  
Plant Residue ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Plant Litter Decomposition ◽  
Plant Decomposition ◽  
Agricultural Use ◽  
Differential Contribution

Plant decomposition is dependant on the activity of the soil biota and its interactions with climate, soil properties, and plant residue inputs. This work assessed the roles of different groups of the soil biota on litter decomposition, and the way they are modulated by soil use. Litterbags of different mesh sizes were filled with standardized dried leaves and placed on the same soil different use intensities: Naturalized grasslands, recent agriculture, and intensive agriculture fields. During sixth months, litterbags of each mesh size were collected once a month per system with five replicates. The remaining mass was measured and decomposition rates calculated. Differences were found for the different biota groups, and they were dependant on soil use. Within systems, the results show that in the naturalized grasslands, the macrofauna had the highest contribution to decomposition. In the recent agricultural system it was the combined activity of the macro and mesofauna, and in the intensive agricultural use it was the mesofauna activity. These results underscore the relative importance and activity of the different groups of the edaphic biota and the effects of different soil uses on soil biota activity.

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
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