This study examined the effects of soil heavy metals, macronutrients, texture and pH as well
as plant species richness and composition on soil respiration, enzymatic activity, microbial …

Intensification of agricultural practices is leading to an increased rate of severe soil
degradation in the central area of Argentina, with large areas being converted to arable …

Land use change has greatly affected ecosystem C processes and C exchanges in
grassland ecosystems. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of land use …

Background and aims Precipitation and nitrogen (N) deposition are predicted to increase in
northern China. The present paper aimed to better understand how different dominant …

It was hypothesized that litter with higher N concentration would decompose faster than that
with lower N concentration and that increased soil nutrient availability would stimulate litter …

Deadwood decomposition is primarily attributed to wood-colonizing fungi and bacteria,
driven mainly by intrinsic (eg tree species identity) rather than by extrinsic factors. A recent …

Plant species have been shown to have significant effects on soil nutrient pools and
dynamics. Stellera chamaejasme L., a toxic perennial weed, has established and is now …

Using various plant materials, we identified two conceptual pools of plant litter,
decomposable plant material (DPM) and resistant plant material (RPM), in the Rothamsted …

The release of nutrients back into the water column due to macrophyte litter decay could
offset the benefits of nutrient removal by hydrophytes within urban streams. However, the …

In arid and semiarid ecosystems, primary productivity and nutrient cycling are directly related
to the amount and seasonal distribution of precipitation. However, depending on …