What drives leaf litter decomposition and the decomposer community in subtropical forests – The richness of the above-ground tree community or that of the leaf litter?
Hong Lin, Yinong Li, Helge Bruelheide, Sirong Zhang, Haibao Ren, Naili Zhang, Keping Ma
Topics & Concepts
Species richnessLitterPlant litterDecomposerTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forestsEcologyBiologySpecies diversitySubtropicsBotanyAgronomyNutrientEcosystemEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics