Decomposition of Carex and Sphagnum litter in two mesotrophic fens differing in dominant plant species
By R. A. Scheffer, R. V. van Logtestijn, Jos T. A. Verhoeven. 2001
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Subfields: Ecology, Plant Science
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In Ecology
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- David A. Wardle
In Plant Science
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- An experimental comparison of chemical traits and litter decomposition rates in a diverse range of subarctic bryophyte, lichen and vascular plant species (2009, unknown): “While poor litter quality has been reported repeatedly for Sphagnum (Hobbie 1996; Scheffer et al. 2001), there is important interspecific variation in litter decomposability between different Sphagnum species (Clymo 1965; Rochefort et al.”
- Immunocytochemical detection of lignin-related epitopes in cell walls in bryophytes and the charalean alga Nitella (2008, background): “Moreover, it has been shown that bryophytic plant materials have similar or higher preservational potential relative to vascular plants (Hemsley 2001, Scheffer et al. 2001).”
- Interferences between Sphagnum and vascular plants: effects on plant community structure and peat formation (2003, background): “…involves a sequestering of mineral nutrients, particularly of N and P, from the rhizosphere (Damman 1988), and may be as important as the low mineralization rate in the Sphagnum litter in reducing the availability of plant mineral nutrients in the surface layer of a mire (Scheffer et al. 2001).”
- Ecosystem feedbacks and cascade processes: understanding their role in the responses of Arctic and alpine ecosystems to environmental change (2009, background): “A full account of feedbacks from PFTs can only be given when we include litter production and decomposability not only of the leaves but also of the other plant parts of contrasting PFTs [note that the belowground parts of vascular plants very often contribute more than 50% to plant litter productio”