Tissue chemistry and morphology affect root decomposition of perennial bioenergy grasses on sandy soil in a sub-tropical environment

Stocking Rate and Nitrogen Fertilization Affect Root Decomposition of Elephantgrass

(2015) Hiran Marcelo Siqueira da Silva et al.   AGRONOMY JOURNAL

Lignin biochemistry and soil N determine crop residue decomposition and soil priming

(2015) Catherine E. Stewart et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Mycorrhizal type determines the magnitude and direction of root-induced changes in decomposition in a temperate forest

(2015) Edward R. Brzostek et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Patterns of root decomposition in response to soil moisture best explain high soil organic carbon heterogeneity within a mesic, restored prairie

(2014) Adam C. von Haden et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Ecological and evolutionary lability of plant traits affecting carbon and nutrient cycling

(2014) Lisa A. Donovan et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

The world-wide ‘fast-slow’ plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Root traits predict decomposition across a landscape-scale grazing experiment

(2014) Stuart W. Smith et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Factors controlling decomposition rates of fine root litter in temperate forests and grasslands

(2014) Emily F. Solly et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Root exudates mediated interactions belowground

(2014) Feth el Zahar Haichar et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil moisture and soil-litter mixing effects on surface litter decomposition: A controlled environment assessment

(2014) Hanna Lee et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Biomass Production and Composition of Perennial Grasses Grown for Bioenergy in a Subtropical Climate Across Florida, USA

(2013) Jeffrey R. Fedenko et al.   BioEnergy Research

Plant Life History and Residue Chemistry Influences Emissions of CO2and N2O From Soil – Perspectives for Genetically Modified Cell Wall Mutants

(2013) Shamim Gul et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

Aboveground productivity and soil carbon storage of biofuel crops in Ohio

(2013) Catherine L. Bonin et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

Soil Carbon Change and Net Energy Associated with Biofuel Production on Marginal Lands: A Regional Modeling Perspective

(2013) Varaprasad Bandaru et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Slow decomposition of very fine roots and some factors controlling the process: a 4-year experiment in four temperate tree species

(2013) Tao Sun et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The Microbial Efficiency-Matrix Stabilization (MEMS) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter?

(2012) M. Francesca Cotrufo et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Variation in root architecture among switchgrass cultivars impacts root decomposition rates

(2012) Marie-Anne de Graaff et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Interactions of tissue and fertilizer nitrogen on decomposition dynamics of lignin-rich conifer litter

(2012) Steven S. Perakis et al.   Ecosphere

Prediction of in situ root decomposition rates in an interspecific context from chemical and morphological traits

(2011) Maurice Aulen et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Plant traits and decomposition: are the relationships for roots comparable to those for leaves?

(2011) Marine Birouste et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Low-Input Production of Biomass from Perennial Grasses in the Coastal Plain of Georgia, USA

(2011) Joseph E. Knoll et al.   BioEnergy Research

Interactions among lignin, cellulose, and nitrogen drive litter chemistry–decay relationships

(2011) Jennifer M. Talbot et al.   ECOLOGY

How do soil emissions of N2O, CH4 and CO2 from perennial bioenergy crops differ from arable annual crops?

(2011) Julia Drewer et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

Land-use change to bioenergy production in Europe: implications for the greenhouse gas balance and soil carbon

(2011) Axel Don et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

Litter decomposition: what controls it and how can we alter it to sequester more carbon in forest soils?

(2010) Cindy E. Prescott   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Single-pool exponential decomposition models: potential pitfalls in their use in ecological studies

(2010) E. Carol Adair et al.   ECOLOGY

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

(2010) Stephan Hättenschwiler et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Relationship between residue quality, decomposition patterns, and soil organic matter accumulation in a tropical sandy soil after 13 years

(2010) A. Puttaso et al.   NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS

Slow decomposition of lower order roots: a key mechanism of root carbon and nutrient retention in the soil

(2010) Pingping Fan et al.   OECOLOGIA

Quality and decomposition in soil of rhizome, root and senescent leaf from Miscanthus x giganteus, as affected by harvest date and N fertilization

(2010) Norbert Amougou et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Feedstocks for Lignocellulosic Biofuels

(2010) C. Somerville et al.   SCIENCE

Root distribution and soil moisture retrieval in perennial and annual energy crops in Northern Italy

(2009) Andrea Monti et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Comparative Biogeochemical Cycles of Bioenergy Crops Reveal Nitrogen-Fixation and Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions in a Miscanthus × giganteus Agro-Ecosystem

(2009) Sarah C. Davis et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Changes in soil organic carbon under biofuel crops

(2009) KRISTINA J. ANDERSON-TEIXEIRA et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

Cellulosic Biofuels

(2008) Andrew Carroll et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

The unseen majority: soil microbes as drivers of plant diversity and productivity in terrestrial ecosystems

(2008) Marcel G. A. van der Heijden et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Long-term patterns of mass loss during the decomposition of leaf and fine root litter: an intersite comparison

(2008) MARK E. HARMON et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Plant functional composition influences rates of soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation

(2008) D. A. Fornara et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Rates of litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems: global patterns and controlling factors

(2008) Deqiang Zhang et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology