Decomposition of beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica) and spruce needles (Picea abies) in pure and mixed stands of beech and spruce

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How does a tree species influence litter decomposition? Separating the relative contribution of litter quality, litter mixing, and forest floor conditions (2010, background): “2003), literature on tree species influence through litter mixing and through their forest floor conditions is more limited (Albers et al. 2004; Jonard et al. 2008).”
Microbial contributions to climate change through carbon cycle feedbacks (2008, background): “…increase the activity of phenol oxidases (Freeman et al., 2004a; Zibilske and Bradford, 2007), which play a pivotal role in the breakdown of complex organic matter and the cycling of phenolic compounds that may interfere with extra-cellular enzymes (Benoit and Starkey, 1968; Albers et al., 2004).”