scholarly journals Weight Loss and Nutrient Dynamics during Leaf Litter Decomposition of Quercus variabilis and Pinus densiflora at Mt. Worak National Park

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong NamGung ◽  
A-Reum Han ◽  
Hyeong-Tae Mun
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
National Park ◽  
Nutrient Dynamics ◽  
Pinus Densiflora ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition ◽  
Quercus Variabilis

scholarly journals Effect of biochar addition on leaf-litter decomposition at soil surface during three years in a warm-temperate secondary deciduous forest, Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukiya Minamino ◽  
Nobuhide Fujitake ◽  
Takeshi Suzuki ◽  
Shinpei Yoshitake ◽  
Hiroshi Koizumi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Forest Floor ◽  
Nutrient Dynamics ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition ◽  
Dry Conditions

AbstractThe addition of biochar to the forest floor should facilitate efficient carbon sequestration. However, little is known about how biochar addition effects litter decomposition, which is related to carbon and nutrient dynamics in forest ecosystems. This study evaluated the effect of biochar addition on leaf litter decomposition in a forest ecosystem. To examine whether leaf litter decomposition was stimulated above and below biochar, litterbag experiments were carried out for about 3 years in a field site where biochar was added at the rate of 0, 5 and 10 t ha−¹ (C0, C5 and C10 plots) to the forest floor in a temperate oak forest, Japan. Biochar addition at C10 significantly enhanced litter decomposition below biochar for 2 years after treatment and above biochar for 1 year after treatment. Litter water content in biochar plots tended to increase under dry conditions. Biochar addition enhanced litter decomposition because of increased microbial activity with increased moisture content and accelerated the decomposition progress rather than changing the decomposition pattern. However, the carbon emission through changing leaf litter decomposition was small when compared with the carbon addition by biochar, indicating that biochar could be an effective material for carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems.

The interaction of plant genotype and herbivory decelerate leaf litter decomposition and alter nutrient dynamics

Oikos ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Schweitzer ◽  
Joseph K. Bailey ◽  
Stephen C. Hart ◽  
Gina M. Wimp ◽  
Samantha K. Chapman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Nutrient Dynamics ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition ◽  
Plant Genotype

Leaf-litter decomposition across three flooding regimes in a seasonally flooded Amazonian watershed

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krista A. Capps ◽  
Manuel A. S. Graça ◽  
Andrea C. Encalada ◽  
Alexander S. Flecker
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
Nutrient Dynamics ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition ◽  
Transition Zones ◽  
Flooded Forests ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
Seasonally Flooded ◽  
Energy Pathways

Decomposition of leaf litter is an important process that releases energy and nutrients in both terrestrial and aquatic environments (Moore et al. 2004, Wallace et al. 1997); therefore, the physical, chemical and biological processes controlling leaf-litter decomposition rates can affect nutrient cycling and productivity in these systems (Cross et al. 2007, Wood et al. 2009). Several studies have shown that leaf decomposition is faster in aquatic than in terrestrial habitats due to relatively constant temperatures, continuous leaching and the physical breakdown of leaves by flowing water (Hutchens & Wallace 2002, Langhans & Tockner 2006, Langhans et al. 2008). Yet, comparatively few studies have examined these relationships in tropical systems with flooded forests. Flooding is a predominant feature of the upper Amazon Basin, but its occurrence and magnitude is complex and not strictly seasonal (Junk et al. 1989). To identify the dominant energy pathways and understand the nutrient dynamics of upper Amazon rain forests, it is imperative to investigate organic matter processing in the aquatic/terrestrial transition zones of these ecosystems.

scholarly journals Leaf Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Dynamics in Four Southern Forested Floodplain Communities

2001 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 1334-1347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrell T. Baker ◽  
B. Graeme Lockaby ◽  
William H. Conner ◽  
Calvin E. Meier ◽  
John A. Stanturf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Nutrient Dynamics ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition

Leaf litter decomposition of dominant tree species of Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atiqur Rahman Barbhuiya ◽  
Ayyanadar Arunachalam ◽  
Prabhat Chandra Nath ◽  
Mohammed Latif Khan ◽  
Kusum Arunachalam
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Leaf Litter Decomposition ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Namdapha National Park

scholarly journals Leaf-litter decomposition and nutrient dynamics of five selected tropical tree species

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
S. Bhattarai ◽  
B. Bhatta
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Decomposition Rate ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Nutrient Dynamics ◽  
Decomposition Rate Constant ◽  
Tropical Tree Species ◽  
One Year

Leaf-litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems has a major role in recycling the nutrients to the soil. Nutrient dynamics is the way nutrients cycle in an ecosystem. The present study was conducted for five selected tropical tree species viz. Shorea robusta, Ficus hookeri, Mallotus philippensis, Artocarpus lakoocha and Dillenia pentagyna at Hetauda, Makawanpur. This paper aims to determine the litter decomposition rate-constant and nutrient mineralization pattern of the selected species. The litter-bag method was used to assess the decomposition and nutrient dynamics for one year. Both decomposition rate-constant and weight loss were highest for M. philippensis (% weight loss = 73.49; k = 0.33) and lowest for S. robusta (% weight loss = 54.01; k = 0.18). In general, weight remaining showed a strong negative correlation with N and P concentration but a slightly negative with K. However, the remaining weight of litter showed a strong positive correlation with C : N ratio, thus indicating a good predictor of mass loss and mineralization. The study showed that there was no net release of nitrogen during the one-year study period; however, the net P release was found to be highest for S. robusta followed by D. pentagyna and the net K release was highest in F. hookeri followed by A. lakoocha.

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