Changes in microbial community structure and functioning with elevation are linked to local soil characteristics as well as climatic variables
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9632
Abstract: Abstract Mountain forests are important carbon stocks and biodiversity hotspots but are threatened by increased insect outbreaks and climate‐driven forest conversion. Soil microorganisms play an eminent role in nutrient cycling in forest habitats and form… read more here.
Keywords: changes microbial; litter layer; structure functioning; microbial communities ... See more keywords
Assessing the fine-scale effects of bamboo dominance on litter dynamics in an Amazonian forest
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118391
Abstract: Abstract Bamboo dominance drives changes in vegetation structure and plant biodiversity in many tropical forests worldwide. However, the effects of bamboos on ecosystem functions have received less attention or have been investigated in degraded forests.… read more here.
Keywords: litter; bamboo dominance; litter layer; dominance ... See more keywords
Effects of nitrogen deposition and litter layer management on soil CO2, N2O, and CH4 emissions in a subtropical pine forestland
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65952-8
Abstract: Forestland soils play vital role in regulating global soil greenhouse gas (GHG) budgets, but the interactive effect of the litter layer management and simulated nitrogen (N) deposition on these GHG flux has not been elucidated… read more here.
Keywords: addition; layer management; deposition; litter layer ... See more keywords
Plant n -alkane production from litterfall altered the diversity and community structure of alkane degrading bacteria in litter layer in lowland subtropical rainforest in Taiwan
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DOI: 10.5194/bg-15-1815-2018
Abstract: Abstract. n -Alkane and alkane-degrading bacteria have long been used as crucial biological indicators of paleoecology, petroleum pollution, and oil and gas prospecting. However, the relationship between n -alkane and alkane-degrading bacteria in natural forests… read more here.
Keywords: alkane degrading; plant; diversity; alkane ... See more keywords
The shelter belt effect: beetles in the litter-layer of Tamarix nebkha in the north rim of Taklamakan
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DOI: 10.5846/stxb201607091408
Abstract: Tamarix nebkhas (nebkhas) has been widely planted to stabilize sand movement and develop soils along desert margins. The influence of this man made localized landscape on insect diversity is not well known. Some groups of… read more here.
Keywords: layer beetles; beetles litter; litter layer; bare patches ... See more keywords