Does mixing litter of different qualities alter stream microbial diversity and functioning on individual litter species

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Effects of litter diversity on decomposition and biological colonization of submerged litter in temperate and tropical streams (2012, background): “…diversity increases (Blair et al. 1990, Leroy and Marks 2006, Taylor et al. 2007, Abelho 2009, Kominoski and Pringle 2009, Sanpera-Calbet et al. 2009), and microbial activity seems to depend on litter quality and season (Kominoski et al. 2007, 2009, Taylor et al. 2007, Gonçalves and Canhoto 2009).”
Microplastic-Associated Biofilms: A Comparison of Freshwater and Marine Environments (2018, background): “Investigating this topic could inform the development of solutions to manage plastic pollution by determining how it affects processes including microbially mediated primary production and interactions between plastic-associated (“plastisphere”) taxa and other organisms [11, 12, 16, 17].”
Plant litter diversity increases microbial abundance, fungal diversity, and carbon and nitrogen cycling in a Mediterranean shrubland (2017, background): “…446 different species increases overall microbial abundance through resource complementarity, 447 similar to what was reported in previous studies in both aquatic (Kominoski et al., 2007; 448 Kominoski et al., 2009) and terrestrial (Chapman and Newman, 2010; Chapman et al., 2013) 449 ecosystems.”