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APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
卷 126, 期 -, 页码 75-84出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.02.017
关键词
Wood degradation; Litter decomposition; Bacteria; Fungi; Biogeochemical cycles
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资金
- project entitled Leaves degradation in mountain environments - LeDEME - Free University of Bozen/Bolzano [CUP I52I14000410005]
- project entitled Patterns of wood-decomposer communities in a montane South Tyrolean forest - WooDecomp - Free University of Bozen/Bolzano [CUP I52F16000580005]
- project entitled Effect of natural and increased N deposition on the decomposition of pyrogenic black carbon and woody debris in Alpine mountain forests - DECANITRO - Free University of Bozen/Bolzano [CUP I52F15000170005]
- project entitled Effect of nitrogen deposition on C-sink potential of coniferous forest ecosystems: a field-scale manipulation experiment - NITROFOR - Free University of Bozen/Bolzano [CUP 141 J12000820005]
- EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation HORIZON [CA15226]
Leaf litter and deadwood have important roles in the forest ecosystems, providing shelter for several organisms, preventing erosion and microclimate fluctuations. Their decomposition is a key process of biogeochemical cycles in forest. Microorganisms are the primary agents of decomposition. Particularly, fungi are considered the major contributors due to their ability to produce specific enzymes and the possibility to access new substrates through hyphae. In this review, we highlighted the role of fungi in decomposition and reconsider the role of bacteria, neglected in the past, identifying key research needs and knowledge. Particular attention is given to the succession of different taxa with different ecological role that are able to use a substrate that undergoes to chemical and structural modifications. The quality of substrates is a critical factor that influences the microbial community together with environmental variables, such as temperature and moisture. However, the microbial community is also able to influence the substrate characteristics. Litter nitrogen content is influenced by the uptake of exogenous N by decomposers to meet their metabolic requirements. The complex interactions among microbial communities, ecosystem attributes and chemical composition of fine litter and woody debris remain unclear and almost exclusively referred to boreal and temperate forests.
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