Leaf traits and decomposition in tropical rainforests: revisiting some commonly held views and towards a new hypothesis

The ecology of saprophagous macroarthropods (millipedes, woodlice) in the context of global change

(2010) Jean-François David et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Terrestrial phosphorus limitation: mechanisms, implications, and nitrogen–phosphorus interactions

(2010) Peter M. Vitousek et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

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

(2010) Sylvain Coq et al.   ECOLOGY

Snail and millipede complementarity in decomposing Mediterranean forest leaf litter mixtures

(2010) Tatiana De Oliveira et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Carbon quality rather than stoichiometry controls litter decomposition in a tropical rain forest

(2010) Stephan Hättenschwiler et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Slowed decomposition is biotically mediated in an ectomycorrhizal, tropical rain forest

(2010) Krista L. McGuire et al.   OECOLOGIA

Can Growth Form Classification Predict Litter Nutrient Dynamics and Decomposition Rates in Lowland Wet Forest?

(2009) Louis S. Santiago   BIOTROPICA

Controls over leaf litter decomposition in wet tropical forests

(2009) William R. Wieder et al.   ECOLOGY

Decomposition in tropical forests: a pan-tropical study of the effects of litter type, litter placement and mesofaunal exclusion across a precipitation gradient

(2009) Jennifer S. Powers et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plant litter chemistry and mycorrhizal roots promote a nitrogen feedback in a temperate forest

(2009) Nina Wurzburger et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

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

Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration is affected by prevailing climatic conditions and soil organic carbon content: A trans-China based case study

(2009) Ze-Mei Zheng et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Detritivory: stoichiometry of a neglected trophic level

(2008) Holly M. Martinson et al.   ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

LEAF HERBIVORY AND DECOMPOSABILITY IN A MALAYSIAN TROPICAL RAIN FOREST

(2008) Hiroko Kurokawa et al.   ECOLOGY

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

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

Decomposers in disguise: mycorrhizal fungi as regulators of soil C dynamics in ecosystems under global change

(2008) J. M. Talbot et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Elevated atmospheric CO2fuels leaching of old dissolved organic matter at the alpine treeline

(2008) Frank Hagedorn et al.   GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Impact of severe dry season on net ecosystem exchange in the Neotropical rainforest of French Guiana

(2008) DAMIEN BONAL et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Controls on long-term root and leaf litter decomposition in neotropical forests

(2008) DANIELA F. CUSACK et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

A global study of relationships between leaf traits, climate and soil measures of nutrient fertility

(2008) Jenny C. Ordoñez et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Ecological aspects of mycorrhizal symbiosis: with special emphasis on the functional diversity of interactions involving the extraradical mycelium

(2008) R. D. Finlay   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis links N mineralization to plant demand

(2008) A. Atul-Nayyar et al.   MYCORRHIZA

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can transfer substantial amounts of nitrogen to their host plant from organic material

(2008) Joanne Leigh et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

High variation in foliage and leaf litter chemistry among 45 tree species of a neotropical rainforest community

(2008) Stephan Hättenschwiler et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Managing Forests for Climate Change Mitigation

(2008) J. G. Canadell et al.   SCIENCE

Climate Change, Deforestation, and the Fate of the Amazon

(2007) Y. Malhi et al.   SCIENCE