As the two largest components of plant detritus input, leaf and root litter together determine ecosystem vegetation turnover and nutrient cycling rates. However, the similarities and differences between the factors controlling their decomposition remain unknown. We evaluated the relationship between leaf and fine root litter decomposition across biomes and analysed how litter traits, climate, soil conditions and decomposers shape their relationship.

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叶与细根凋落物分解的协调性及其控制因素的差异

作为植物碎屑输入的两个最大组成部分，叶片和根系凋落物共同决定了生态系统植被周转和养分循环率。然而，控制它们分解的因素之间的异同仍然未知。我们评估了生物群落中叶片和细根凋落物分解之间的关系，并分析了凋落物特征、气候、土壤条件和分解者如何塑造它们的关系。