Invertebrate phenology modulates the effect of the leaf economics spectrum on litter decomposition rate across 41 subtropical woody plant species

Low-quality dwarf-shrub litter negatively affects the fitness of Alpine earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus Hoffmeister, 1843; Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae)

(2019) Michael Steinwandter et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Tree leaf and root traits mediate soil faunal contribution to litter decomposition across an elevational gradient

(2018) Saori Fujii et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Litter conversion into detritivore faeces reshuffles the quality control over C and N dynamics during decomposition

(2018) François-Xavier Joly et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Is there a tree economics spectrum of decomposability?

(2018) Juan Zuo et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Intraspecific variation in litter palatability to macroarthropods in response to grazing and soil fertility

(2018) Sylvain Coq et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Temporal dynamics of biotic and abiotic drivers of litter decomposition

(2016) Pablo García-Palacios et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Do soil fauna really hasten litter decomposition? A meta-analysis of enclosure studies

(2015) Jan Frouz et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

Understanding the dominant controls on litter decomposition

(2015) Mark A. Bradford et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

The global spectrum of plant form and function

(2015) Sandra Díaz et al.   NATURE

Plant species control and soil faunal involvement in the processes of above- and below-ground litter decomposition

(2015) Saori Fujii et al.   OIKOS

Major mechanisms contributing to the macrofauna-mediated slow down of litter decomposition

(2015) Jan Frouz et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The role of litter-feeding macroarthropods in decomposition processes: A reappraisal of common views

(2014) J.F. David   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

(2013) N. Pérez-Harguindeguy et al.   AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Climate and litter quality differently modulate the effects of soil fauna on litter decomposition across biomes

(2013) Pablo García-Palacios et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The origin of litter chemical complexity during decomposition

(2012) Kyle Wickings et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The importance of mesofauna and decomposition environment on leaf decomposition in three forests in southeastern Brazil

(2012) Camila T. Castanho et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Experimental evidence for the interacting effects of forest edge, moisture and soil macrofauna on leaf litter decomposition

(2012) Terhi Riutta et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

A plant economics spectrum of litter decomposability

(2011) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Soil fauna alter the effects of litter composition on nitrogen cycling in a mineral soil

(2011) Yolima Carrillo et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Interspecific variation in leaf litter tannins drives decomposition in a tropical rain forest of French Guiana

(2010) Sylvain Coq et al.   ECOLOGY

Macro-invertebrates accelerate litter decomposition and nutrient release in a Hawaiian rainforest

(2010) Wallace M. Meyer et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Leaf traits capture the effects of land use changes and climate on litter decomposability of grasslands across Europe

(2009) Claire Fortunel et al.   ECOLOGY

Chemical Changes During 6 Years of Decomposition of 11 Litters in Some Canadian Forest Sites. Part 2. 13C Abundance, Solid-State 13C NMR Spectroscopy and the Meaning of “Lignin”

(2009) Caroline M. Preston et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Plant litter quality influences the contribution of soil fauna to litter decomposition in humid tropical forests, southwestern China

(2009) Xiaodong Yang et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Home-field advantage accelerates leaf litter decomposition in forests

(2009) Edward Ayres et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide

(2008) William K. Cornwell et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS