Contrasting mass-ratio vs. niche complementarity effects on litter C and N loss during decomposition along a regional climatic gradient

Temporal dynamics of biotic and abiotic drivers of litter decomposition

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

No evidence for leaf-trait dissimilarity effects on litter decomposition, fungal decomposers, and nutrient dynamics

(2015) André Frainer et al.   ECOLOGY

The importance of litter traits and decomposers for litter decomposition: a comparison of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems within and across biomes

(2015) Pablo García-Palacios et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Understanding the dominant controls on litter decomposition

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

Formation of soil organic matter via biochemical and physical pathways of litter mass loss

(2015) M. Francesca Cotrufo et al.   Nature Geoscience

Functional dissimilarity across trophic levels as a driver of soil processes in a Mediterranean decomposer system exposed to two moisture levels

(2015) Mathieu Coulis et al.   OIKOS

Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes

(2014) I. Tanya Handa et al.   NATURE

The relationship between functional dispersion of mixed-species leaf litter mixtures and species' interactions during decomposition

(2014) Antoine Tardif et al.   OIKOS

Aspects of soil lichen biodiversity and aggregation interact to influence subsurface microbial function

(2014) Andrea P. Castillo-Monroy et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

C, N and P fertilization in an Amazonian rainforest supports stoichiometric dissimilarity as a driver of litter diversity effects on decomposition

(2014) S. Barantal et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Climate fails to predict wood decomposition at regional scales

(2014) Mark A. Bradford et al.   Nature Climate Change

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 within-species leaf economic spectrum does not predict leaf litter decomposability at either the within-species or whole community levels

(2013) Benjamin G. Jackson et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Leaf litter quality drives litter mixing effects through complementary resource use among detritivores

(2013) Veronique C. A. Vos et al.   OECOLOGIA

Microbial responses to multi-factor climate change: effects on soil enzymes

(2013) J. Megan Steinweg et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Highly consistent effects of plant litter identity and functional traits on decomposition across a latitudinal gradient

(2012) Marika Makkonen et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Tree Species Effect on Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Release in Mediterranean Oak Forests Changes Over Time

(2012) Cristina Aponte et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Evaluating litter decomposition in earth system models with long-term litterbag experiments: an example using the Community Land Model version 4 (CLM4)

(2012) Gordon B. Bonan et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity

(2012) Bradley J. Cardinale et al.   NATURE

Continental-Scale Effects of Nutrient Pollution on Stream Ecosystem Functioning

(2012) G. Woodward et al.   SCIENCE

A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration

(2011) Luz Boyero et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Soil microbial metabolic profiles in two geomorphological units in a semistable sand-dune ecosystem

(2011) Jun Yu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Stoichiometric controls on carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus dynamics in decomposing litter

(2010) Stefano Manzoni et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

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

(2010) Sylvain Coq et al.   ECOLOGY

A distance-based framework for measuring functional diversity from multiple traits

(2010) Etienne Laliberté et al.   ECOLOGY

Leaf litter decomposition in temperate deciduous forest stands with a decreasing fraction of beech (Fagus sylvatica)

(2010) Mascha Jacob et al.   OECOLOGIA

Diversity meets decomposition

(2010) Mark O. Gessner et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Cross-biome transplants of plant litter show decomposition models extend to a broader climatic range but lose predictability at the decadal time scale

(2009) W. S. CURRIE et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Soil biota accelerate decomposition in high-elevation forests by specializing in the breakdown of litter produced by the plant species above them

(2009) Edward Ayres et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

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