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1. Full Text Microbial Colonization of Beech and Spruce Litter: Influence of Decomposition Site and Plant Litter Species on the Diversity of Microbial Community
by Manish Kumar Aneja and Shilpi Sharma and Frank Fleischmann and Susanne Stich and Werner Heller and Günther Bahnweg and Jean Charles Munch and Michael Schloter
Microbial Ecology, ISSN 0095-3628, 7/2006, Volume 52, Issue 1, pp. 127 - 135
The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of decomposition site and plant litter species on the colonizing microbial communities. For this,... 
Fungi | Lignin | Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction | Libraries | Starches | Plant litter | Mixed forests | Sugars | Forest litter | Forest soils | Life Sciences | Nature Conservation | Ecology | Geoecology/Natural Processes | Microbiology | SOILS | BAGS | SALT-MARSH | BIOMASS | MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY | FUNGAL COMMUNITIES | DYNAMICS | ECOLOGY | MICROBIOLOGY | BACTERIAL | LEAF-LITTER | FOREST | Plant Leaves - chemistry | Picea - microbiology | Fagus - microbiology | Fungi - classification | RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics | Soil Microbiology | Molecular Sequence Data | Biomass | Biodiversity | Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction | Bacteria - genetics | Fungi - genetics | Bacteria - growth & development | Lignin - metabolism | Bacteria - classification | RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics | Fungi - growth & development | Plant Leaves - microbiology | Bacteria | Decomposition
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2. Full Text Using litter chemistry controls on microbial processes to partition litter carbon fluxes with the Litter Decomposition and Leaching (LIDEL) model
by Campbell, Eleanor E and Parton, William J and Soong, Jennifer L and Paustian, Keith and Hobbs, N. Thompson and Cotrufo, M. Francesca
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, ISSN 0038-0717, 09/2016, Volume 100, pp. 160 - 174
New understanding of the connection between dynamic microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE), litter decomposition products, and pathways of soil organic carbon... 
Hierarchical Bayesian modeling | Lignocellulose | Litter decomposition model | Microbial carbon use efficiency | Nitrogen | Leaching model | FOREST LITTER | DECAY | TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS | USE EFFICIENCY | THEORETICAL-MODEL | PLANT LITTER | SOIL SCIENCE | MASS-LOSS | SOIL ORGANIC-MATTER | LIGNIN | Lignin | Soils | Carbon content | Analysis | Cellulose | Leaching | Sustainable development
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3. Full Text Litter quality and environmental controls of home-field advantage effects on litter decomposition
by Veen, G. F and Freschet, G.T and Ordonez, A and Wardle, D.A and Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Oikos, ISSN 0030-1299, 2015, Volume 124, Issue 2, pp. 187 - 195
The ‘home-field advantage (HFA) hypothesis’ predicts that plant litter is decomposed faster than expected in the vicinity of the plant where it originates from... 
BIOTIC INTERACTIONS | PLANT | RATES | SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES | RAIN-FOREST | DYNAMICS | ECOLOGY | TRAITS | ECOSYSTEMS | LEAF-LITTER | CLIMATE | Climate | Decomposition | Plant ecology | Skogsvetenskap | Forest Science
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4. Full Text Incubation time, functional litter diversity, and habitat characteristics predict litter-mixing effects on decomposition
by Lecerf, Antoine and Marie, Guillaume and Kominoski, John S and LeRoy, Carri J and Bernadet, Caroline and Swan, Christopher M
Ecology, ISSN 0012-9658, 1/2011, Volume 92, Issue 1, pp. 160 - 169
Plant diversity influences many fundamental ecosystem functions, including carbon and nutrient dynamics, during litter breakdown. Mixing different litter... 
diversity | litter breakdown | biodiversity | ecosystem functioning | leaf litter | riparian forest | functional regularity | Species diversity | Terrestrial ecosystems | Lotic systems | Litter traits | Ecosystems | Plant litter | Biodiversity | Species | Functional diversity | Streams | Litter breakdown | Diversity | Leaf litter | Ecosystem functioning | Functional regularity | Riparian forest | SPECIES-DIVERSITY | RICHNESS | EVENNESS | LEAF-LITTER | RATES | ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION | DYNAMICS | ECOLOGY | IMPACTS | BREAKDOWN | Biodegradation, Environmental | Trees | Biomass | Time Factors | Ecosystem | Plant Leaves | Plant-soil relationships | Research | Plant populations | Forest litter
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5. Full Text How does a tree species influence litter decomposition? Separating the relative contribution of litter quality, litter mixing, and forest floor conditions
by Laganiere, Jerome and Pare, David and Bradley, Robert L
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, ISSN 0045-5067, 03/2010, Volume 40, Issue 3, pp. 465 - 475
Litter quality is often considered the main driver of decomposition rate. The objective of this study was to investigate the relative contribution of two other... 
RATES | MICROBIAL BIOMASS | BLACK SPRUCE | BEECH | NITROGEN | DYNAMICS | BOREAL FORESTS | FORESTRY | MIXED STANDS | LEAF-LITTER | ASPEN POPULUS-TREMULOIDES | Biodegradation | Plant-soil relationships | Research | Forest litter
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6. Full Text Late stage pine litter decomposition: Relationship to litter N, Mn, and acid unhydrolyzable residue (AUR) concentrations and climatic factors
by Berg, B and Kjønaas, O.J and Johansson, M.-B and Erhagen, B and Åkerblom, S and Högskolan i Gävle
Forest Ecology and Management, ISSN 0378-1127, 12/2015, Volume 358, pp. 41 - 47
The aim of this paper is to evaluate relationships between decomposition rates of Scots pine ( ) and lodgepole pine ( var. contorta) needle litter in the late... 
Acid unhydrolyzable residue | Decomposition | Late stage | Nitrogen | Plant litter | Manganese | NEEDLE LITTER | MASS-LOSS RATES | NITROGEN DYNAMICS | LONG-TERM DECOMPOSITION | LEAF-LITTER | FOREST | TRANSECT | SOIL | FORESTRY | SUBSTRATE QUALITY | FIXATION | Residues | Annual precipitation | Litter | Pine | Categories | Needles | Stimulating effects | Decomposition rate | Lantbruksvetenskaper | Pinus contorta | Litter decomposition | Pinus sylvestris | Agricultural Sciences | Lantbruksvetenskap, skogsbruk och fiske | Agricultural Science, Forestry and Fisheries | Climate change | Skogsvetenskap | Mean annual temperatures | Forestry | Forest Science | Mean annual precipitation | Climatic gradients
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7. Full Text Soil and foliar nutrient and nitrogen isotope composition (δ15N) at 5 years after poultry litter and green waste biochar amendment in a macadamia orchard
by Hosseini Bai, Shahla and Xu, Cheng-Yuan and Xu, Zhihong and Blumfield, Timothy J and Zhao, Haitao and Wallace, Helen and Reverchon, Frédérique and Van Zwieten, Lukas
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, ISSN 0944-1344, 3/2015, Volume 22, Issue 5, pp. 3803 - 3809
This study aimed to evaluate the improvement in soil fertility and plant nutrient use in a macadamia orchard following biochar application. The main objectives... 
Environment, general | Environmental Health | Ecotoxicology | Poultry litter biochar | Nitrogen isotope composition | Environment | Phosphorus | Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution | Soil and foliar nutrient concentrations | Environmental Chemistry | Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution | Green waste biochar | GLOBAL CLIMATE-CHANGE | CARBON | N-15 ENRICHMENT | TREE GROWTH | ORGANIC-MATTER | FOREST | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | IMPACT | PINE | TRANSFORMATIONS | BENEFITS | Nitrogen | Poultry industry | Studies | Soil contaminants | Agricultural pollution | Environmental science | Poultry | Analysis | Nutrients | Bioavailability
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8. Full Text Pulse frequency and soil‐litter mixing alter the control of cumulative precipitation over litter decomposition
by Joly, François‐Xavier and Kurupas, Kelsey L and Throop, Heather L
Ecology, ISSN 0012-9658, 09/2017, Volume 98, Issue 9, pp. 2255 - 2260
Macroclimate has traditionally been considered the predominant driver of litter decomposition. However, in drylands, cumulative monthly or annual precipitation... 
water pulses | global change | litter moisture | precipitation regime | arid ecosystem | carbon cycle | Chihuahuan Desert | LONG-TERM | GRASSLAND | ENVIRONMENT | PATTERNS | GRADIENT | PATAGONIAN STEPPE | ECOLOGY | RAINFALL | Biodegradation | Research | Ecological research | Forest litter | Microbial activity | Annual precipitation | Litter | Desiccation | Decomposition | Water availability | Harvest | Biological activity | Soils | Precipitation | Microorganisms | Soil mixing | Drying
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9. Full Text Interactions among lignin, cellulose, and nitrogen drive litter chemistry-decay relationships
by Talbot, Jennifer M and Treseder, Kathleen K
Ecology, ISSN 0012-9658, 02/2012, Volume 93, Issue 2, pp. 345 - 354
Litter decay rates often correlate with the initial ratios of lignin : nitrogen (N) or lignin : cellulose in litter. However, the chemical and microbial... 
Arabidopsis thaliana | lignin | litter decay rates | fungi | cellulose; decomposition | nitrogen | Fungi | Lignin | Enzymes | Fertilization | Microbial ecology | Chemical decomposition | Plants | Plant litter | Nitrogen | Soil ecology | Litter decay rates | Cellulose | Decomposition | MYCORRHIZAL RESPONSES | ENZYME-ACTIVITY | ORGANIC-MATTER | TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS | decomposition | BOREAL ECOSYSTEMS | FOREST SOILS | MICROBIAL-DEGRADATION | DECOMPOSING LITTER | COMMUNITY STRUCTURE | cellulose | GENETIC MODIFICATIONS | ECOLOGY | Arabidopsis - genetics | Biodegradation, Environmental | Cellulose - chemistry | Arabidopsis - chemistry | Nitrogen - chemistry | Time Factors | Lignin - chemistry | Alaska | Arabidopsis - metabolism | Biodegradation | Research | Forest litter
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10. Full Text Decomposition in Tropical Forests: A Pan-Tropical Study of the Effects of Litter Type, Litter Placement and Mesofaunal Exclusion across a Precipitation Gradient
by Jennifer S. Powers and Rebecca A. Montgomery and E. Carol Adair and Francis Q. Brearley and Saara J. DeWalt and Camila T. Castanho and Jerome Chave and Erika Deinert and Jörg U. Ganzhorn and Matthew E. Gilbert and José Antonio González-Iturbe and Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin and H. Ricardo Grau and Kyle E. Harms and Ankila Hiremath and Silvia Iriarte-Vivar and Eric Manzane and Alexandre A. de Oliveira and Lourens Poorter and Jean-Baptiste Ramanamanjato and Carl Salk and Amanda Varela and George D. Weiblen and Manuel T. Lerdau
Journal of Ecology, ISSN 0022-0477, 7/2009, Volume 97, Issue 4, pp. 801 - 811
1. Litter decomposition recycles nutrients and causes large fluxes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It is typically assumed that climate, litter quality... 
Rain | Fauna | Forest ecology | Plant-Herbivore Interactions and Below-Ground Processes | Chemical decomposition | Climate models | Ecology | Tropical forests | Human ecology | Forest litter | Soil ecology | above ground | precipitation | below ground | climate decomposition index | decomposer fauna | tropical forests | decomposition | litter type | Climate decomposition index | Decomposer fauna | Precipitation | Below ground | Litter type | Decomposition | Above ground | QUALITY | RAIN-FOREST | TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS | ROOT DECOMPOSITION | PLANT SCIENCES | PLANT LITTER | RATES | SOIL | ECOLOGY | LEAF DECOMPOSITION | HAWAIIAN MONTANE FORESTS | CLIMATE | Climate | Wildlife conservation | Soil moisture | Environmental sciences | Ecosystems | Carbon dioxide | Forests and forestry | Museums | Sustainable forestry | Evolutionary biology | Analysis | Rain and rainfall | Natural history | Environmental protection
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11. Biology of plant litter decomposition
by Dickinson, C. H and Pugh, G. J. F
1974, ISBN 9780122150012, 2 v.
Biodegradation | Litière forestière | Écologie du sol | Biodégradation | Forest litter | Soil ecology
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