Litter decomposition mobilizes nutrients that sustain ecosystem productivity, but decomposition by‐products may also hamper root proliferation by phytotoxicity. The aim of this study was to assess the litter substrate preferences of tropical tree seedlings in relation to litter chemical traits.

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热带凋落物中树苗的物种特定根系增殖：营养物质重要吗？

凋落物分解动员了维持生态系统生产力的养分，但分解副产物也可能由于植物毒性而阻碍根系增殖。这项研究的目的是评估热带树木幼苗与凋落物化学性状相关的凋落物底物偏好。