Larger phylogenetic distances in litter mixtures - lower microbial biomass and higher C/N ratios but equal mass loss

0450621 - BÚ 2016 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Pan, X. - Berg, M. P. - Butenschoen, O. - Murray, P. J. - Bartish, Igor V. - Cornelissen, J.H.C. - Dong, M. - Prinzing, A.
Larger phylogenetic distances in litter mixtures - lower microbial biomass and higher C/N ratios but equal mass loss.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. Roč. 282, č. 1806 (2015), s. 1-9; no. UNSP 20150103. ISSN 0962-8452. E-ISSN 1471-2954
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR(CZ) Fellowship J. E. Purkyně
Grant - others:AV ČR(CZ) Fellowship J. E. Purkyně
Program: Fellowship J. E. Purkyně
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : decomposition * litter degradation * phylogenetic signal of functional traits
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 4.823, year: 2015

Phylogenetic proximity of litter favours microbial decomposers and chemical transformation of litter owing to a resource concentration effect. This leads to a new hypothesis: closely related plant species occurring in the same niche should promote and profit from increased nutrient availability.
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