Effects of understory removal and litter addition on leaf and twig decomposition in a subtropical Chinese fir plantation,Land Degradation & Development

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Effects of understory removal and litter addition on leaf and twig decomposition in a subtropical Chinese fir plantation
Land Degradation & Development ( IF 3.6 ) Pub Date : 2021-08-31 , DOI: 10.1002/ldr.4086
Songze Wan ₁ , Shenglei Fu ₂ , Chenlu Zhang ₂ , Juan Liu ₁ , Yun Zhang ₁ , Rong Mao ₁

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Subtropical plantations have been undergoing understory removal and increased plant litter inputs due to global change and anthropogenic activities. However, how understory removal and increased litter inputs affect litter decomposition is still unclear in these plantations. Using a field manipulation experiment, we assessed the effects of understory removal and litter addition on decomposition rates of leaf litter, twig litter, and mixed leaf and twig litter over 16â€‰months of incubation in a subtropical Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantation in southern China. We also examined the changes in soil chemical properties and fungal and bacterial phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) after understory removal and litter addition. Litter decomposition rates were inhibited by understory removal due to the decreased fungal PLFAs and the associated declines in the ratio of fungal to bacterial biomass. Litter addition also retarded litter decomposition rates, despite the increases in soil NH₄⁺-N concentration and fungal PLFAs. However, both litter decomposition rates and soil microbial PLFAs remained unchanged in the presence of both understory removal and litter addition. In all treatments, mixed leaf and twig litter produced additive effects on litter decomposition rates. These results suggest that understory removal and litter addition interact to affect litter decomposition dynamics and highlight that litter mixture decomposition rates could be easily predicted from component litter in subtropical Chinese fir plantations of southern China.

更新日期：2021-08-31

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