scholarly journals Drivers of litter mass loss and faunal composition of detritus patches change over time

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska K. Seer ◽  
Gregor Putze ◽  
Steven C. Pennings ◽  
Martin Zimmer
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Faunal Composition ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Litter Mass Loss ◽  
Over Time

Effects of management on plant litter traits and consequences for litter mass loss and Collembola functional diversity in a Mediterranean agro-forest system

Pedobiologia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 38-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Nascimento ◽  
Filipa Reis ◽  
Filipe Chichorro ◽  
Cristina Canhoto ◽  
Ana Lúcia Gonçalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Litter Traits ◽  
Litter Mass Loss

Linking plant litter microbial diversity to microhabitat conditions, environmental gradients and litter mass loss: Insights from a European study using standard litter bags

2020 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 107778
Author(s):  
Silvia Pioli ◽  
Judith Sarneel ◽  
Haydn J.D. Thomas ◽  
Xavier Domene ◽  
Pilar Andrés ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Diversity ◽  
Mass Loss ◽  
Environmental Gradients ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
European Study ◽  
Litter Bags ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Litter Mass Loss

scholarly journals Experimental test of water, nutrients, and microclimate on leaf litter mass loss in headwater riparian forests

Ecosphere ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e02478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tonya L. Ramey ◽  
John S. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Experimental Test ◽  
Riparian Forests ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Litter Mass Loss ◽  
Water Nutrients

Manganese dynamics in decomposing needle and leaf litter — a synthesis

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 1127-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Berg ◽  
Björn Erhagen ◽  
Maj-Britt Johansson ◽  
Lars Vesterdal ◽  
Mikaeel Faituri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Deciduous Species ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Litter Mass Loss ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Mn Concentration ◽  
Mn Concentrations

The aim of the present synthesis paper was to determine whether concentration changes and net release of manganese (Mn), as related to accumulated litter mass loss, are related to initial Mn concentration, mean annual temperature (MAT), mean annual precipitation (MAP), and tree genus or species. We also examined whether limit values for decomposition are related to initial litter Mn concentration, MAT, and MAP. We compiled 84 foliar litter decomposition studies, conducted mainly in boreal and temperate forest ecosystems, for which Mn dynamics had been well documented. Manganese concentration and amount were related to accumulated litter mass loss at each sampling time for each single study, as well as for (i) all studies combined (n = 748) and (ii) for species groups viz. Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) (n = 284), pine (Pinus) species (n = 330), and deciduous species (n = 214). The changes in Mn concentration with accumulated mass loss followed quadratic functions showing significantly higher Mn concentrations for Norway spruce vs. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) (p < 0.0001) and vs. deciduous species (p < 0.01), as well as significantly higher for deciduous species vs. Scots pine (p < 0.0001). Manganese release rates were different among the three species groups (p < 0.001). Still, rates were related to initial Mn concentrations (p < 0.001) for all litter types combined and for the three species groups. Norway spruce released Mn more slowly than pine and deciduous species. Rates were related to climatic factors for litter of Norway spruce and deciduous species. Limit values for all litter and for pine species separately were related to Mn (p < 0.001) and MAT (p < 0.001). For Norway spruce, limit values were related to MAT (p < 0.001) and MAP (p < 0.01). It appears that Norway spruce litter retains Mn more strongly in the litter structure, producing humus richer in Mn than does litter of pine and deciduous species.

Factors regulating litter mass loss and lignin degradation in late decomposition stages

2008 ◽  
Vol 318 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 217-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amalia Virzo De Santo ◽  
Anna De Marco ◽  
Angelo Fierro ◽  
Björn Berg ◽  
Flora A. Rutigliano
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
Lignin Degradation ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Litter Mass Loss ◽  
Decomposition Stages

Formation of soil organic matter via biochemical and physical pathways of litter mass loss

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 776-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Francesca Cotrufo ◽  
Jennifer L. Soong ◽  
Andrew J. Horton ◽  
Eleanor E. Campbell ◽  
Michelle L. Haddix ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Mass Loss ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Litter Mass Loss

Effect of snow patches on leaf litter mass loss of two shrubs in an alpine forest

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei HE ◽  
Fu-Zhong WU ◽  
Wan-Qin YANG ◽  
Qi-Qian WU ◽  
Min HE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Alpine Forest ◽  
Litter Mass Loss

Interacting effects of yak dung deposition and litter quality on litter mass loss and nitrogen dynamics in Tibetan alpine grassland

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. F. Liang ◽  
K. C. Niu ◽  
S. T. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
Litter Quality ◽  
Nitrogen Dynamics ◽  
Alpine Grassland ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Litter Mass Loss ◽  
Yak Dung

Enhanced summer warming reduces fungal decomposer diversity and litter mass loss more strongly in dry than in wet tundra

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 406-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Casper T. Christiansen ◽  
Merian S. Haugwitz ◽  
Anders Priemé ◽  
Cecilie S. Nielsen ◽  
Bo Elberling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Litter Mass Loss ◽  
Summer Warming

Interaction between decomposing litter and soil fauna of the Betula ermanii forest floor of the Changbai Mountains, China

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 1507-1514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqiang Li ◽  
Xiuqin Yin ◽  
Zhenhai Wang ◽  
Weihong Fan
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
Loss Rate ◽  
Soil Fauna ◽  
Mass Loss Rate ◽  
Changbai Mountains ◽  
Mixed Species ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Litter Mass ◽  
Litter Mass Loss

Soil fauna play a key role in litter decomposition as they influence the litter mass loss rate in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the interaction between decomposing litter and soil fauna has not been adequately addressed. We examine the interaction between different types of decomposing litter and soil fauna on the Betula ermanii Cham. (BE) forest floor of the Changbai Mountains, China, by measuring the mass loss of six litter species groups using litterbags with two sizes of mesh (4 mm and 0.01 mm) during a yearlong experiment. Soil fauna were identified at the order level. We found that soil fauna have a limited effect on litter mass loss at the initial stage of the experiment. Its positive effect became apparent at month 12 of the experiment. After 1 year, soil fauna increased the litter mass loss rate of the high-quality litter of Parasenecio komarovianus (Pojark.) Y.L. Chen (PK) by 7.02% and of the low-quality litter of Rhododendron aureum Georgi (RA) by 25.26%. BE + PK litter was associated with a significantly higher abundance of soil fauna at months 8 and 10 of the experiment and also with a significantly higher richness of soil fauna at month 10 of the experiment. At the end of the experiment, however, the Shannon–Wiener diversity index of soil fauna was not necessarily higher in mixed-species litter. Litter mixing did promote the abundance, richness, and diversity of soil fauna during the warm season in the high-quality litter substrate of BE + PK. Our results illustrate that the impact of soil fauna on the litter mass loss of both single- and mixed-species litterbags ranges from a limited impact to a positive impact as litter mass loss advances. The soil fauna contribute more to the litter mass loss of the low-quality litter with higher C to N ratios than to those with a low C to N ratio. The promoting effect of litter mixing on the soil faunal community composition is only short term and is dependent on substrate quality.

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