What type of diversity yields synergy during mixed litter decomposition in a natural forest ecosystem?

By S. Chapman, G. Koch. Plant and Soil, 2007

129 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/4dde4b2ef418e9336edf34573719dc4462009b5c

How researchers see this paper

The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.

In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. J. H. C. Cornelissen
2. G. T. Freschet
3. Rien Aerts
4. Christopher W. Fernandez
5. A. Austin
6. Lucía Vivanco
7. R. Koide
8. Guido Incerti

In Global and Planetary Change

1. J. H. C. Cornelissen
2. A. Austin
3. Lucía Vivanco
4. L. Saint-André
5. J. Bouillet
6. J. Gonçalves
7. Yann Nouvellon
8. E. Ayres

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. J. H. C. Cornelissen
2. G. T. Freschet
3. A. Austin
4. Lucía Vivanco
5. Rien Aerts
6. L. Saint-André
7. J. Bouillet
8. J. Gonçalves

Citations in the corpus

• Multiple mechanisms for trait effects on litter decomposition: moving beyond home‐field advantage with a new hypothesis (2012, background): “However, while the theory underlying the HFA hypothesis is progressively taking shape, evidence for HFA effects is strongly context dependent (Prescott et al. 2000; Ayres, Dromph & Bardgett 2006; Chapman & Koch 2007).”
• Decomposition and nutrient dynamics in mixed litter of Mediterranean species (2010, background): “Chapman and Koch (2007) reported that mixtures of functionally similar conifer species litter decomposed up to 50% faster than expected from rates of the individual species alone, whereas more functionally diverse mixtures of litter, including deciduous species, did not show synergistic effects dur”
• Soil biota accelerate decomposition in high‐elevation forests by specializing in the breakdown of litter produced by the plant species above them (2009, background): “Journal compilation � 2009 British Ecological Society HFA is not always observed (Prescott et al. 2000; Chapman & Koch 2007 ).”
• Decomposition of Eucalyptus grandis and Acacia mangium leaves and fine roots in tropical conditions did not meet the Home Field Advantage hypothesis (2016, background): “However, several studies have not found supporting evidence for the HFA hypothesis (Chapman and Koch, 2007; Veen et al., 2015) with decomposers showing little preference for litter from different sources (Makkonen et al., 2012).”
• Nitrogen addition stimulates forest litter decomposition and disrupts species interactions in Patagonia, Argentina (2011, methodology): “These experiments allowed for testing the effects of plant species identity, assemblage and richness (Wardle et al., 1997; Chapman & Koch, 2007).”
• The decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal necromass (2016, background): “Litter mixtures can exhibit non-additive effects on decomposition, resulting in faster or slower rates than expected (Wardle et al., 2003; Gartner and Cardon, 2004; Chapman and Koch, 2007; Jonsson and Wardle, 2008).”