Effect of inflorescence litter from distinct species and life forms on soil nutrients and microbial biomass in the eastern Tibetan Plateau

The influence of plant litter on soil varies with soil depth, species composition, and life forms of plants. Recalcitrant indexes are significantly lower in inflorescence litter as compared to leaf litter (C/N, N/P, lignin, cellulose, lignin-cellulose index, and lignin/N), with a majority of the int...

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Main Authors: Jinniu Wang, Bo Xu, Yan Wu, Jing Gao, Fusun Shi, Ning Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421003759