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Effects of soil fauna on winter litter humification along an altitudinal gradient in cold ecosystems in western Sichuan
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Yu, Trzhcinsky Wanqin, Yang Shu, Liao Yan, Peng Jun, Li Fuzhong, Wu |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | Foliar litter humification is one of the main mechanisms of carbon sequestration, and is essential in forming soil organic matter from foliar litter. Soil fauna is a type of decomposer that can influence litter humification. It was previously believed that soil fauna were dormant during the winter in cold biomes, and thus their activities were not considered to affect litter humification. However, recent studies have documented that some cold tolerant soil fauna remain active during the winter. However, little is known about the effects of soil fauna on litter humification during the winter in cold biomes. Therefore, a field experiment with different sizes of litterbags was conducted on three cold biomes along different altitudinal gradients in the eastern Tibet Plateau. Two species were selected to study litter decomposition at each of the three biomes: Betula albo⁃sinensis and Abies faxoniana in the subalpine forest at 3000 m, Sabina saltuaria and Salix paraplesia in the |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ecologica.cn/stxb/ch/reader/create_pdf.aspx?file_no=stxb201510031996&flag=1&journal_id=stxb&year_id=2017 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
