Do climate and soil influence phenotypic variability in leaf litter, microbial decomposition and shredder consumption?

Oecologia

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1021-1032

  Graca M A S ^a   Poquet, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Detritivores; Headwaters; Leaf traits; Litter breakdown

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; LIGNIN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; WATER STRESS;

EUROPE;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; INVERTEBRATA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

LIGNIN; RAIN;

ALDER; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; INSECT; MICROBIOLOGY; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ALNUS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; INSECTS; LIGNIN; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS; RAIN; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84897618231     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2825-2     Document Type: Article

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