An experimental comparison of chemical traits and litter decomposition rates in a diverse range of subarctic bryophyte, lichen and vascular plant species

By S. Lang, J. H. C. Cornelissen, T. Klahn, R. V. van Logtestijn, R. Broekman, W. Schweikert, Rien Aerts. 2009

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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The role of mosses in ecosystem succession and function in Alaska's boreal forest. (2010, background): “Because moss litter has been shown to decompose more slowly than vascular photosynthetic tissue (e.g., Hobbie et al. 2000; Lang et al. 2009), mosses have a strong inf1uence on ecosystem C storage beyond their effects on productivity.”
Towards a trait‐based ecology of wetland vegetation (2017, background): “…mosses (Sphagnum spp.), show the lowest decomposition rates of all functional groups, often due to their constitutive chemistry, particularly structural carbohydrates and lignin-like compounds, uronic acids and phenolic compounds (Cornelissen et al. 2007; Turetsky et al. 2008; Lang et al. 2009).”
Linking vegetation change, carbon sequestration and biodiversity: insights from island ecosystems in a long‐term natural experiment (2012, background): “& 10 Aerts, R. (2009) An experimental comparison of chemical traits and litter decomposition rates in a 11 diverse range of subarctic bryophyte, lichen and vascular plant species. Journal of Ecology, 97, 12 886–900. 13 Leps, J. (2004) What do the biodiversity experiments tell us about the consequenc”
Cell-wall polysaccharides play an important role in decay resistance of Sphagnum and actively depressed decomposition in vitro (2011, result): “In accordance with our hypothesis, experiment 1 illustrated the importance of cell-wall polysaccharides in explaining the overall low C mineralization rate of Sphagnum litter relative to other moss litters (Lang et al. 2009).”
Bryophytes attenuate anthropogenic nitrogen inputs in boreal forests (2011, background): “…Global Change Biology, 17, 2743–2753 recognized that bryophyte litter generally decomposes at slower rates compared with vascular plant litter (Wardle et al., 2003b; Lang et al., 2009), or can slow decomposition rates of course woody material through bryophyte over-growth (Hagemann et al., 2010a).”