Microclimate exerts greater control over litter decomposition and enzyme activity than litter quality in an alpine forest-tundra ecotone
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33186-4
Abstract: Plant litter decomposition is an important biogeochemical process in terrestrial ecosystems. Although climate and substrate quality controls over litter decomposition are reasonably well understood, their impacts on lignocellulose degradation and lignocellulolytic enzymes remain elusive. Here,… read more here.
Keywords: litter decomposition; alpine forest; enzyme; decomposition ... See more keywords
Loss of total phenols from leaf litter of two shrub species: dual responses to alpine forest gap disturbance during winter and the growing season
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DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtaa025
Abstract: Alpine forest gaps can control understory ecosystem processes by manipulating hydrothermal dynamics. Here, we aimed to test the role of alpine forest gap disturbance on total phenol loss (TPL) from the decomposing litter of two… read more here.
Keywords: gap; alpine forest; growing season; forest gap ... See more keywords