Effects of soil fauna on leaf litter decomposition and nutrient release during a two-year field experiment in a poplar plantation
Xuan Xu, Eleanor M. Slade, Penghe Cao, Yuchao Wang, Xiaoming Zou, Weifeng Wang, Honghua Ruan
Topics & Concepts
Soil biologyFaunaLitterPlant litterLigninChemical process of decompositionNutrientDecompositionAgronomyNutrient cycleChemistryEcologyMineralization (soil science)Environmental scienceSoil waterBotanySoil scienceBiologySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies