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Decomposition of leaf litter of four tree species in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, Okinawa Island, Japan
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The leaf litter decomposition of four indigenous tree species, such as Castanopsis sieboldii, Schima wallichii, Elaeocarpus japonicus, and Daphniphyllum teijsmannii, was monthly monitored using the litterbag technique over a 12-month period in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest of Okinawa Island, Japan as mentioned in this paper.About:
This article is published in Forest Ecology and Management.The article was published on 2004-12-01. It has received 67 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Schima wallichii & Castanopsis sieboldii.read more
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Response of litter decomposition to simulated N deposition in disturbed, rehabilitated and mature forests in subtropical China
TL;DR: In this article, the response of litter for the dominant tree species in disturbed (pine), rehabilitated (pine and broadleaf mixed) and mature (monsoon evergreen broadleaf) forests in subtropical China to simulated N deposition was studied to address the following hypothesis: (1) litter decomposition is faster in mature forest (high soil N availability) than in rehabilitated/disturbed forests (low-soil N availability).
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Controls on long-term root and leaf litter decomposition in neotropical forests
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used data from the Long-Term Intersite Decomposition Experiment (LIDET) to determine the relative importance of climate and litter quality as predictors of decomposition rates, compare patterns in root and leaf litter decomposition, identify controls on net nitrogen (N) release during decay, and compare LIDETrates with native species studies across five bioclimatically diverse neotropical forests.
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Impact of tree species on soil carbon stocks and soil acidity in southern Sweden
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of tree species on soil carbon stocks and acidity in southern Sweden was studied in a non-replicated plantation with monocultures of 67-year-old ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.), beech (Fagus silvatica L.), elm (Ulmus glabra Huds.), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.), Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) and oak (Quercus robur L.).
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Does thinning affect litterfall, litter decomposition, and associated nutrient release in Acacia mangium stands of Kerala in peninsular India?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the impact of various types of agricultural interventions on the nutrient cycling of plantations and agroforests, and found that these interventions can alter litter production and decay rates, thereby varying nutrient fluxes.
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Seasonal and interannual litter dynamics of a tropical semideciduous forest of the southern Amazon Basin, Brazil
Luciana Sanches,Carla Maria Abido Valentini,Osvaldo Borges Pinto Junior,José de Souza Nogueira,George L. Vourlitis,Marcelo Sacardi Biudes,Carlos José da Silva,Paulino Bambi,Francisco de Almeida Lobo +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed how seasonal and interannual variations in climate alter litter dynamics, including production, decomposition, and accumulation in a semideciduous tropical forest located in the rain forest-savanna ecotone of the southern Amazon Basin.
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Nitrogen and Lignin Control of Hardwood Leaf Litter Decomposition Dynamics
TL;DR: The effects of initial nitrogen and lignin contents of six species of hardwood leaves on their decomposition dynamics were studied at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest by inverse linear relationships between the percentage of original mass remaining and the nitrogen concentration in the residual material.
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Macroclimate and Lignin Control of Litter Decomposition Rates
TL;DR: At the scale of subpolar to warm-temperate climates, the climate as indicated by AET is several orders of magnitude more important as a predictor of decay rate than is litter quality.
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The effect of added nitrogen on the rate of decomposition of organic matter
TL;DR: N added to decomposing organic matter often has no effect or a negative effect on microbial activity, at least in the long term, and this statement is supported by more than 60 papers cited.