Litter decomposition and organic matter turnover in northern forest soils

By B. Berg. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Insect Science, Soil Science

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Soil acidification and adaptations of plants and microorganisms in Bornean tropical forests (2014, background): “Lignin degradation is a rate-limiting step for litter decomposition by microorganisms (Berg 2000; Wieder et al. 2009).”
Consequences of non‐random species loss for decomposition dynamics: experimental evidence for additive and non‐additive effects (2008, background): “prinus were only similar in their initial lignin concentrations, contradicting the hypothesis that lignin concentration is more important in later stages of decay (McClaugherty & Berg 1987; Taylor et al. 1989; Berg 2000).”
Defining nutritional constraints on carbon cycling in boreal forests – towards a less `phytocentric' perspective (2002, background): “However, decomposition of litter with a high content of lignin during the late stages of decomposition seems to be retarded by high nutrient availability (Berg et al., 1996; Berg, 2000; Berg and Meentemeyer, this volume).”
Litter production, leaf litter decomposition and nutrient return in Cunninghamia lanceolata plantations in south China: effect of planting conifers with broadleaved species (2007, result): “In the present study, the decomposition rate of leaf litter was correlated with initial N concentration, which was consistent with results reported by Sundarapandian and Swamy (1999) who also found that litter with higher N content decomposed faster and Berg (2000) who observed the mass-loss rate ”
Mixed-species plantations of Eucalyptus with nitrogen-fixing trees: A review (2006, background): “However, longer-term rates of decomposition may be slower for litter with high N concentrations because N can retard the later stages of lignin decay (Berg and Ekbohm, 1991; Berg, 2000).”
Plant canopy effects on litter accumulation and soil microbial biomass in two temperate forests (2008, neutral): “Beech leaves are also particularly rich in lignin and tannin compared to other deciduous leaves (Berg 2000).”
Laccases: toward disentangling their diversity and functions in relation to soil organic matter cycling (2010, background): “Accordingly, decomposition is a complex suite of biotic and abiotic processes and constitutes the principal pathway for the return of nutrients to soil (Berg 2000; Berg and McClaugherty 2003; Prescott 2005).”
Effects of Tree Species Diversity on Litter Quality and Decomposition (2005, background): “2; Berg 2000). Fagus sylvatica, for example, exhibits differences in lignin concentration from 25–50 % and nitrogen concentration ranges from 0.8–1.7 % among different sites sampled over large geographical regions.As Berg pointed out(2000), the different species graphically displayed in Fig.”
Litterfall and litter nutrient dynamics under cocoa ecosystems in lowland humid Ghana (2010, background): “Forest litter acts as an input-output system of nutrients and the rates at which forest litter falls contribute to the regulation of nutrient cycling, fertility sustenance and primary productivity in forest and tree-based ecosystems (Berg 2000; Ranger et al. 2003).”
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce decomposition of woody plant litter while increasing soil aggregation (2015, background): “Berg (2000) proposed that N availability is the factor that is simultaneously responsible for increased initial decomposition and decreased subsequent decomposition of litter.”
Rates of litter decomposition over 6 years in Canadian forests: influence of litter quality and climate (2002, background): “Three major causes for these restrictions include climate (temperature and moisture), substrate quality (chemical and physical characteristics), and the composition and abundance of the soil biotic communities (Berg 2000; Prescott et al. 2000).”
Nitrogen transfer between decomposing leaves of different N status (2007, background): “Because microbes decomposing fresh litter are frequently N-limited (Berg, 2000), the effect of net movement from one litter species to another would likely accelerate the decomposition of the low-N species.”