Carbon and nitrogen transfer from litter to soil is higher in slow than rapid decomposing plant litter: A synthesis of stable isotope studies
Yong Zheng, Zhengkun Hu, Xu Pan, Xiaoyun Chen, Delphine Derrien, Feng Hu, Manqiang Liu, Stephan Hättenschwiler
Topics & Concepts
LitterDecompositionNitrogenPlant litterChemistrySoil carbonCarbon fibersSoil waterStable isotope ratioAgronomySoil scienceEcologyEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental scienceEcosystemBiologyMathematicsAlgorithmComposite numberPhysicsQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistrySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry