Search Results - "LITTER DECOMPOSITION"

High‐quality litter drives a stronger home‐field advantage of leaf decomposition in young plantations.

Authors: Hu, Dandan Zhu, Guojie Wu, Panpan et al.

Source: Functional Ecology. Nov2025, p1. 16p. 5 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *PLANT litter decomposition, *MICROBIAL communities, *SOIL biology, *SOIL animals, *PLANTATIONS, *NUTRITIONAL requirements, *ECOSYSTEM management

Exotic herbivores indirectly decelerate litter decomposition via increased resistance to herbivory in exotic plants.

Authors: Katayama, Noboru Hashimoto, Koya Utsumi, Shunsuke et al.

Source: Functional Ecology. Nov2025, p1. 13p. 8 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *PLANT litter decomposition, *INTRODUCED plants, *GOLDENRODS, *ECOSYSTEM dynamics, *HERBIVORES, *COMPOSITION of leaves, *PLANT defenses, *INTRODUCED insects

Geographic Terms: JAPAN

Decomposition of green and senescent leaves in Amazonian streams: nutrients, toughness, and decomposers biomass.

Authors: Martins, Renato T. Firmino, Viviane C. Melo, Adriano S. et al.

Source: Hydrobiologia. Nov2025, Vol. 852 Issue 20, p5105-5119. 15p.

Subject Terms: *PLANT nutrients, *PLANT litter decomposition, *FUNGAL growth, *BIODEGRADATION, *ORGANIC compounds, *AGING in plants

Harnessing Forest Rhizospheric Microflora: A Sustainable Alternative to Litter Burning and a Pathway to Revive Economically Important Tree Species in the Temperate Himalayas.

Authors: Islam, Shayesta Bhat, Javeed Iqbal Ahmad Ara, Shoukat et al.

Source: Geomicrobiology Journal. Oct2025, p1-24. 24p. 14 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *PLANT litter decomposition, *BIODEGRADATION, *ENZYMOLOGY, *GREEN products, *MOUNTAIN ecology, *SUSTAINABILITY, *FOREST regeneration

Geographic Terms: JAMMU & Kashmir (India), HIMALAYA Mountains

Climate change affects litter decomposition in the benthic and hyporheic zones of stream mesocosms.

Authors: Wild, Romy Geist, Juergen

Source: Functional Ecology. Oct2025, Vol. 39 Issue 10, p2817-2832. 16p.

Subject Terms: *CLIMATE change, *PLANT litter decomposition, *COMPOSITION of sediments, *NUTRIENT cycles, *SEDIMENT-water interfaces, *INVERTEBRATES, *BENTHIC zone, *RIVER ecology

Microenvironmental variability differently predicts microorganism‐ and fauna‐driven litter decomposition.

Authors: Yin, Pan Zhai, Kaiyan Zhao, Xuechao et al.

Source: Journal of Ecology. Oct2025, Vol. 113 Issue 10, p2968-2980. 13p.

Subject Terms: *PLANT litter decomposition, *MICROORGANISMS, *SOIL structure, *BIOTIC communities, *ECOSYSTEMS, *CARBON cycle, *NUTRIENT cycles

Climatic stress‐induced changes in plant chemistry alter the compound‐specific degradation of litter during decomposition.

Authors: Zhang, Ziliang Bodenheimer, Jameson Scott, Georgianna et al.

Source: New Phytologist. Oct2025, Vol. 248 Issue 1, p92-106. 15p.

Subject Terms: *PLANT litter decomposition, *DROUGHTS, *BOTANICAL chemistry, *RED oak, *ALKYL compounds, *ECOSYSTEM dynamics, *CARBON in soils

Effect of Surrounding Detritus on Phragmites australis Litter Decomposition: Evidence from Laboratory Aquatic Microcosms.

Authors: Sangiorgio, Franca Santagata, Daniela Vignes, Fabio et al.

Source: Limnological Review (MDPI). Sep2025, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p34. 13p.

Subject Terms: *DETRITUS, *PLANT litter decomposition, *FOREST litter decomposition, *PHRAGMITES australis, *INVERTEBRATES, *MICROBIOLOGICAL chemistry, *AEROBIC conditions (Biochemistry), *AQUATIC ecology

Root decomposition of four temperate species in the Republic of Korea: associations of root traits and microbial community with root decay.

Authors: Carvalho, Julia Inacio An, Ji Young Tran, Lan Thi Ngoc et al.

Source: Plant & Soil. Aug2025, Vol. 513 Issue 1, p1609-1630. 22p.

Subject Terms: *MICROBIAL communities, *PLANT litter decomposition, *TEMPERATE forests, *FOREST ecology, *BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, *FOREST litter decomposition, *BIODEGRADATION

Geographic Terms: SOUTH Korea

UV radiation accelerates litter decomposition and nutrient release in a valley-type savanna by enhancing microbial community diversity and function.

Authors: Gao, Chengjie Zhang, Tianyang Cui, Yongzhong et al.

Source: Plant & Soil. Sep2025, Vol. 514 Issue 2, p2741-2757. 17p.

Subject Terms: *ULTRAVIOLET radiation, *PLANT litter decomposition, *ABIOTIC environment, *ECOSYSTEM dynamics, *SAVANNA ecology, *MICROBIAL diversity, *NUTRIENT cycles, *ENVIRONMENTAL management

Goose herbivory effects on early-stage litter decomposition in coastal Alaskan wetlands.

Authors: Saunders, Taylor Adkins, Jaron Atwood, Trisha B. et al.

Source: Plant & Soil. Sep2025, Vol. 514 Issue 1, p171-184. 14p.

Subject Terms: *PLANT litter decomposition, *HERBIVORES, *ABIOTIC environment, *MICROBIAL communities, *GRAZING, *NUTRIENT cycles, *COASTAL wetlands

Geographic Terms: ALASKA

Plant production decreases more than litter decomposition with rising aridity in drylands.

Authors: Bigio, Laura Navon, Yael Konsens, Irit et al.

Source: Functional Ecology. Sep2025, Vol. 39 Issue 9, p2342-2353. 12p.

Subject Terms: *PLANT litter decomposition, *CLIMATE change, *ARID regions, *CARBON sequestration, *PLANT communities, *PRECIPITATION variability, *AGRICULTURAL productivity

云南顶瓶梗霉对不同含水率的针叶和阔叶 凋落物的降解效果.

Alternate Title: Degradation effect of Acrophialophora yunnanensis on coniferous and broad-leaved litter of different moisture content.

Authors: 刘 讯 李 旭 张运林 et al.

Source: Journal of Central South University of Forestry & Technology. Sep2025, Vol. 45 Issue 9, p12-38. 9p.

Subject Terms: *MOISTURE, *PLANT litter decomposition, *CATABOLISM, *FOREST fire prevention & control, *FIRE prevention, *FUNGI, *FOREST litter

Meta-analysis shows experimental warming facilitated global litter decomposition and nitrogen release.

Authors: Su, Yuan Wang, Changhui Liu, Xuejun

Source: Plant & Soil. Aug2025, Vol. 513 Issue 1, p1265-1279. 15p.

Subject Terms: *PLANT litter decomposition, *GLOBAL warming, *NITROGEN excretion, *ECOSYSTEMS, *CARBON emissions, *NUTRIENT cycles

How macro- and mesofauna contribute to decomposition of single- and mixed-species litter assemblages in a shrub-encroached wetland?

Authors: Dong, Kai Li, Xue Zhang, Qing et al.

Source: Plant & Soil. Aug2025, Vol. 513 Issue 1, p857-868. 12p.

Subject Terms: *SOIL invertebrates, *PLANT litter decomposition, *GRASSES, *BIODEGRADATION, *WETLAND ecology

Significant Impact of UV Exposure on Litter Decomposition Across Diverse Climate Zones.

Authors: Yang, Sen Jia, Zhou Chang, Pengfei et al.

Source: Global Change Biology. Aug2025, Vol. 31 Issue 8, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *ULTRAVIOLET radiation, *PLANT litter decomposition, *GRASSLANDS, *PHOTODEGRADATION, *ARID regions, *CLIMATIC zones, *CARBON cycle, *NUTRIENT cycles

Geographic Terms: CHINA

What control home‐field advantage of foliar litter decomposition along an elevational gradient in subtropical forests?

Authors: Chen, Bo Jiang, Lan Liu, Jinfu et al.

Source: Plant & Soil. Jul2025, Vol. 512 Issue 1/2, p1493-1508. 16p.

Subject Terms: *PLANT litter decomposition, *INFLUENCE of altitude, *TROPICAL forests, *FOREST litter, *MICROBIAL communities, *CLIMATE change, *HABITATS, *ECOSYSTEM dynamics

Organic Matter DYnamic model (OMDY) predicts the wood debris decomposition of ten Mediterranean species.

Authors: Spigno, Sabrina Cartenì, Fabrizio Idbella, Mohamed et al.

Source: Plant & Soil. Jul2025, Vol. 512 Issue 1/2, p1153-1171. 19p.

Subject Terms: *NUCLEAR magnetic resonance spectroscopy, *FOREST litter decomposition, *BIOCHEMISTRY, *SPECIES, *DETERIORATION of materials, *LONGITUDINAL method

Geographic Terms: MEDITERRANEAN Region

Effect of mineral fertilizer addition on Pinus massoniana Lamb leaf litter decomposition and on amino acid concentration in a subtropical forest.

Authors: Keyhani, Abdul Baess He, Wei Teng, Mingjun et al.

Source: Plant & Soil. Jul2025, Vol. 512 Issue 1/2, p991-1004. 14p.

Subject Terms: *FERTILIZERS, *PLANT litter decomposition, *RAIN forest ecology, *AMINO acid content of food, *SOILS, *PINE, *FOREST management, *AGRICULTURE

Plant invasion affects litter decomposition differently in native and invasive plant conditioned soils.

Authors: He, Yifan Fan, Fengyan Zhang, Yanli et al.

Source: Plant & Soil. Jul2025, Vol. 512 Issue 1/2, p333-346. 14p.

Subject Terms: *PLANT litter decomposition, *INVASIVE plants, *FUNGAL communities, *NATIVE plants, *NUTRIENT cycles, *PLANT invasions, *SOILS