The humification of plant litter is a crucial step for the buildup of soil organic matter in terrestrial ecosystems. Yet, how environmental change and substrate quality affect root humification still remains poorly understood. A two-year litterbag experiment was conducted to assess the root mass remaining and accumulation of humic substances in roots of three diameter classes (0–2, 2–5 and 5–10 mm) of two common subalpine tree species (Picea asperata and Abies faxoniana) at two elevations (3037 m and 3580 m) on the eastern Tibetan Plateau. No significant differences were found between elevation treatments in the concentration of humic substances. Both root mass loss and concentrations of humic substance, humic acid and fulvic acid decreased...
The ‘home-field advantage’ (HFA) hypothesis predicts that plant litter is decomposed faster than exp...
The formation of soil organic matter via humification of plant litter is important for long-term car...
1.Decomposition is a vital process underlying many ecosystem functions. Although a growing number of...
While carbon loss from plant litter is well understood, the mechanisms by which this carbon is seque...
Litter decomposition is a major process in the carbon (C) flow and nutrient cycling of terrestrial e...
Fine roots of woody plants are the greatest terrestrial source of carbon (C) to soils, hence represe...
Background and aims: Fine root decomposition contributes significantly to element cycling in terrest...
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the largest terrestrial organic carbon pool. Plant litter is an importa...
The ‘home-field advantage’ (HFA) hypothesis predicts that plant litter is decomposed faster than exp...
Conceptual frameworks relating plant traits to ecosystem processes such as organic matter dynamics a...
Shoot and root litter are two major sources of soil organic carbon, and their decomposition is a cru...
Aims: Roots contribute greatly to carbon cycling in agriculture. Measuring aboveground litter decomp...
Acid hydrolysable components have been thought to release from plant litter at early periods of deco...
Litter decomposition contributes largely to global carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling, and it is st...
Changes in climate or forest management practices leading to increased litter production will most l...
The ‘home-field advantage’ (HFA) hypothesis predicts that plant litter is decomposed faster than exp...
The formation of soil organic matter via humification of plant litter is important for long-term car...
1.Decomposition is a vital process underlying many ecosystem functions. Although a growing number of...
While carbon loss from plant litter is well understood, the mechanisms by which this carbon is seque...
Litter decomposition is a major process in the carbon (C) flow and nutrient cycling of terrestrial e...
Fine roots of woody plants are the greatest terrestrial source of carbon (C) to soils, hence represe...
Background and aims: Fine root decomposition contributes significantly to element cycling in terrest...
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the largest terrestrial organic carbon pool. Plant litter is an importa...
The ‘home-field advantage’ (HFA) hypothesis predicts that plant litter is decomposed faster than exp...
Conceptual frameworks relating plant traits to ecosystem processes such as organic matter dynamics a...
Shoot and root litter are two major sources of soil organic carbon, and their decomposition is a cru...
Aims: Roots contribute greatly to carbon cycling in agriculture. Measuring aboveground litter decomp...
Acid hydrolysable components have been thought to release from plant litter at early periods of deco...
Litter decomposition contributes largely to global carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling, and it is st...
Changes in climate or forest management practices leading to increased litter production will most l...
The ‘home-field advantage’ (HFA) hypothesis predicts that plant litter is decomposed faster than exp...
The formation of soil organic matter via humification of plant litter is important for long-term car...
1.Decomposition is a vital process underlying many ecosystem functions. Although a growing number of...