Climate change effects on litter decomposition: intensive drought leads to a strong decrease of litter mixture interactions

2015/04/16 by Mathieu Santonja, Catherine Fernandez, Thierry Gauquelin +1 · 108 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Chemistry · Environmental Science · #Biodiversity #Biogeochemical cycle #Biology #Chemical process of decomposition #Chemistry #Decomposition #Ecology #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Ecosystem #Environmental science #Litter #Mediterranean climate #Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology #Plant litter #Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

paper · doi:10.1007/s11104-015-2471-z

published in Plant and Soil 393(1-2), 69-82 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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Citations

• Climate, Leaf Litter Chemistry and Leaf Litter Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Triangular Relationship
• EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY ON ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: A CONSENSUS OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE
• Do physical plant litter traits explain non‐additivity in litter mixtures? A test of the improved microenvironmental conditions theory

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