Lignin Degradation in Foliar Litter of Two Shrub Species from the Gap Center to the Closed Canopy in an Alpine Fir Forest

Snow removal alters soil microbial biomass and enzyme activity in a Tibetan alpine forest

(2014) Bo Tan et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Foliar Litter Nitrogen Dynamics as Affected by Forest Gap in the Alpine Forest of Eastern Tibet Plateau

(2014) Qiqian Wu et al.   PLoS One

Litter quality versus soil microbial community controls over decomposition: a quantitative analysis

(2013) Cory C. Cleveland et al.   OECOLOGIA

Temporal Dynamics of Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Leaf Litter of Three Plant Species in Relation to Decomposition Rate along a Subalpine Elevation Gradient

(2013) Jianxiao Zhu et al.   PLoS One

Reduction in snow depth negatively affects decomposers but impact on decomposition rates is substrate dependent

(2013) Stef Bokhorst et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Moisture drives surface decomposition in thawing tundra

(2013) Caitlin E. Hicks Pries et al.   Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences

The effects of snowpack properties and plant strategies on litter decomposition during winter in subalpine meadows

(2012) Patrick Saccone et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Decomposition ofAbies faxonianalitter varies with freeze–thaw stages and altitudes in subalpine/alpine forests of southwest China

(2012) Jianxiao Zhu et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

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

(2011) Jennifer M. Talbot et al.   ECOLOGY

Elevated UV-B radiation did not affect decomposition rates of needles of two coniferous species in subtropical China

(2011) Xin-zhang Song et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

Effects of soil frost on growth, composition and respiration of the soil microbial decomposer community

(2011) Mahsa Haei et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

A new conceptual model for the fate of lignin in decomposing plant litter

(2010) Thimo Klotzbücher et al.   ECOLOGY

The Role of Photodegradation in Surface Litter Decomposition Across a Grassland Ecosystem Precipitation Gradient

(2010) L. A. Brandt et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Dual role of lignin in plant litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems

(2010) A. T. Austin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Litter decomposition in two subalpine forests during the freeze–thaw season

(2009) Fuzhong Wu et al.   ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Chemical Changes During 6 Years of Decomposition of 11 Litters in Some Canadian Forest Sites. Part 1. Elemental Composition, Tannins, Phenolics, and Proximate Fractions

(2009) Caroline M. Preston et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

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

Direct and indirect control by snow cover over decomposition in alpine tundra along a snowmelt gradient

(2009) Florence Baptist et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Effects of Gap-Size Classes on Long-Term Litter Decomposition Rates of Beech, Oak and Chestnut Species at High Elevations in Northeast Turkey

(2008) Temel Sariyildiz   ECOSYSTEMS

Snow removal and its influence on temperature and N dynamics in alpine soils (Vallée d'Aoste, northwest Italy)

(2008) Michele Freppaz et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Aboveground decomposition in arid environments: Results of a long-term study in central New Mexico

(2007) K.L. Vanderbilt et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS