Litter decomposition and nutrient release are faster under secondary forests than under Chinese fir plantations with forest development

S Li, Z Xu, Z Yu, Y Fu, X Su, B Zou, S Wang, Z Huang… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In terrestrial ecosystems, leaf litter is the main source of nutrients returning to the soil.
Understanding how litter decomposition responds to stand age is critical for improving …

Tree species identity and mixing ratio affected the release of several metallic elements from mixed litter in coniferous-broadleaf plantations in subtropical China

Y Bai, Y Zhou, Z An, J Du, X Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Planting broadleaf trees in coniferous forests has been shown to promote biogeochemical
cycling in plantations; however, how species mixing influences litter decomposition and …

Effects of litter chemical traits and species richness on soil carbon cycling changed over time

H Yang, Y Li, J Zhan, C Bao, Y Luo - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Litter decomposition is the main driver of nutrient cycling process in terrestrial ecosystems.
Afforestation completely altered vegetation composition and litter species, disrupting the …

Effects of plant litter diversity on soil enzyme activity and microbial community composition in a Mongolian pine plantation

B Mao, G Lin, B Zhu, L Zhao, Q Zhao, Q Gang… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Aims Plant diversity loss is increasingly recognized to affect ecological functions such as
primary productivity and nutrient cycling, yet how the diversity of organic materials derived …

晋北半干旱草地不同分解程度凋落物混合对分解特征的影响.

路文杰, 齐晋云, 吴聪, 景亚泓 - Acta Prataculturae Sinica, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
半干旱草地凋落物层广泛存在着不同分解程度的植物残体, 为探究其混合分解对草地养分循环的
影响, 本研究采用野外凋落物分解袋法, 对晋北半干旱草地3 种乡土植物本氏针茅 …

Temporal changes in mixing effects on litter decay and nitrogen release in a boreal riparian forest in northeastern China

S Wang, B Liu, R Li, X Sun, R Mao - Journal of Forestry Research, 2024 - Springer
In riparian forests, litter decay provides essential energy and nutrients for both terrestrial and
fluvial ecosystems. Litter mixing effects (LMEs) are crucial in regulating litter decay and …

Effects of mixed litter with different degrees of decomposition on the decomposition characteristics of semi-arid grassland in northern Shanxi

W LU, J QI, C WU, Y JING - Acta Prataculturae Sinica, 2023 - cyxb.magtech.com.cn
Plant residues that are decomposed to varying degrees are widely distributed in the litter
layer of semi-arid grassland. In this study, a field litter bag experiment was conducted to …