Enzymes are considered to be a key soil component catalysing important transformations
related to decomposition and nutrient turnover, and their activity in soil can be used as a …

Soil extracellular enzymes are involved in the decomposition of plant litter and soil organic
matter, and their activities are of critical significance to soil carbon and nutrient turnover in …

In a litter manipulation experiment in a temperate deciduous oak forest in Central Europe,
we examined soil carbon contents and density fractions, as well as β-glucosidase and …

In a Quercetum petraeae–cerris forest in northeastern Hungary, we examined effects of litter
input alterations on the quantity and quality soil carbon stocks and soil CO 2 emissions …

Soil organic matter supply is mainly derived from plant litter. The early stages of litter
degradation is a very dynamic process. Thus, its study is important for understanding litter …

Forest vegetation and soils have been suggested as potentially important sinks for carbon
(C) with appropriate management and thus are implicated as effective tools in stabilizing …

Background and aims We examined the influence of litter quality and litter depth on soil
microclimate in the detrital manipulation plots in the Síkfőkút Detrital Input and Removal …

Background and aims Changes in net primary productivity in response to climate change
are likely to affect litter inputs to forest soil. However, feedbacks between changes in litter …

Litter plays an irreplaceable role in terrestrial ecosystem carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and
phosphorus (P) cycling, and its decomposition is largely regulated by litter quality, soil …

While we know that understory vegetation affects the soil microbial biomass and
extracellular enzyme activities in subtropical Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) forests …