Decomposition patterns of leaf litter of seven common canopy species in a subtropical forest: N and P dynamics

By Xiaoniu Xu, E. Hirata. Plant and Soil, 2005

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Litter N:P ratios indicate whether N or P limits the decomposability of graminoid leaf litter (2006, background): “Some studies compared the decomposition rates of litter samples with contrasting nutrient concentrations, either across or within species (Cornelissen et al. 2000; Vitousek 1998; Xu and Hirata 2005 ), while others examined how the decomposition of particular litter samples responds to fertilisation”