Intensive agriculture is a farming system characterised by a large use of inputs, causing a
large pressure on the environment. As peculiar and efficient example of intensive agriculture …

Mixing plant litters of multiple species can alter litter decomposition, a key driver of carbon
and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Changes in microbial decomposer …

Litter decomposition is a key process in the carbon balance of soils. Commonly, plant litters
occur in mixtures where the species differ in quality traits such as the nutrient concentration …

The decomposition of leaf litter constitutes a major pathway of carbon and nutrient cycling in
terrestrial ecosystems. Though it is well established that litter decomposition varies among …

Litter decomposition is controlled by climate, litter quality and decomposer communities.
Because the decomposition of specific litter types is also influenced by the properties of …

Cigarette butts (CBs) are the most common type of litter on earth, with an estimated 4.5
trillion discarded annually. Apart from being unsightly, CBs pose a serious threat to living …

Leaf litter from forest understorey species has very different characteristics (eg a higher
nutrient content) which are regarded to be more palatable and digestible for the decomposer …

Cellulose-rich rice straw (RS) decomposes readily in soils, with much of C lost as CO 2 and
only a small fraction stabilized as soil organic carbon (SOC). Additionally, the addition of …

Although decaying wood plays an important role in global carbon (C) cycling, how changes
in microbial community are related to wood C quality and then affect wood organic C loss …

Rice straw (RS) was incorporated into paddy soil together with leguminous green manure
(eg, Chinese milk vetch, Astragalus sinicus L., MV) in a mesocosm-scale experiment and the …