Effects of Residue Management on Decomposition in Irrigated Rice Fields Are Not Related to Changes in the Decomposer Community.

Decomposers provide an essential ecosystem service that contributes to sustainable production in rice ecosystems by driving the release of nutrients from organic crop residues. During a single rice crop cycle we examined the effects of four different crop residue management practices (rice straw or...

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Main Authors: Anja Schmidt, Katharina John, Gertrudo Arida, Harald Auge, Roland Brandl, Finbarr G Horgan, Stefan Hotes, Leonardo Marquez, Nico Radermacher, Josef Settele, Volkmar Wolters, Martin Schädler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4520592?pdf=render