Litter decomposes slowly on shaded steep slope and sunny gentle slope in a typical steppe ecoregion

Abstract Plant litter decomposition is mainly affected by litter properties and environmental factors, but the influence of terrain on litter decomposition is not well understood. We studied the effects of terrain on litter decomposition over a period of 12 months at six locations in a typical stepp...

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Main Authors: An Hu, Yaning Duan, Lei Xu, Shenghua Chang, Xianjiang Chen, Fujiang Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6933