Moisture seasonality, soil fauna, litter quality and land use as drivers of decomposition in Cerrado soils in SE-Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- 作者：Karina Peñ ; a-Peñ ; a ; kpena@ecology.uni-kiel.de" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; kpena@gmx.de" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Ulrich Irmler
- 关键词：Decay rate ; Land use change ; Litter breakdown ; Savanna ; Tropics
- 刊名：Applied Soil Ecology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：107
- 期：Complete
- 页码：124-133
- 全文大小：534 K
文摘
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During the rainy season litter decay was 2–5-fold faster than in the dry season.
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Differences in decay rates among land use systems based on different litter types.
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Soil macrofauna and mesofauna accelerated litter breakdown in all treatments.
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In the dry season microbial activity was mainly responsible for litter decay.