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

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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

The changing global carbon cycle: linking plant-soil carbon dynamics to global consequences

(2009) F. Stuart Chapin III et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Sodium shortage as a constraint on the carbon cycle in an inland tropical rainforest

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The fate of condensed tannins during litter consumption by soil animals

(2009) Mathieu Coulis et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Home-field advantage accelerates leaf litter decomposition in forests

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

EARTHWORMS AND LEGUMES CONTROL LITTER DECOMPOSITION IN A PLANT DIVERSITY GRADIENT

(2008) Alexandru Milcu 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

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

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

Factors influencing leaf litter decomposition: an intersite decomposition experiment across China

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