Litter mixing significantly affects decomposition in the Hulun Buir meadow steppe of Inner Mongolia, China

doi:10.1093/jpe/rtt022

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	Litter mixing significantly affects decomposition in the Hulun Buir meadow steppe of Inner Mongolia, China
	Zhang, Caihong 1,2; Li, Shenggong 1; Zhang, Leiming 1; Xin, Xiaoping 3; Liu, Xingren 4
刊名	JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY
	2014
卷号	7 期号:1 页码:59-67
关键词	non-additive effect interaction strength single litter mixed litter nutrient concentration
ISSN号	1752-9921
DOI	10.1093/jpe/rtt022
通讯作者	Zhang, Caihong
英文摘要	AimsWe explored the decomposition rates of single- and mixed-species litter, the litter-mixing effect and the effect of component litters in a mixture on decomposition.MethodsIn a litter bag experiment, shoot litters from two dominant grasses (Leymus chinensis and Stipa baicalensis) and one legume (Melissitus ruthenica) were decomposed separately and as a mixture from May 2010 to September 2011 in the Hulun Buir meadow steppe of Inner Mongolia, China. We separated the litter mixture into its individual component litters (i.e. the different single-species litters) and analyzed the changes in litter mass remaining and litter nitrogen (N) remaining during single-and mixed-species litter decomposition.Important Findings(i) Litter mixing had significant positive effects on litter decomposition. The litter-mixing effect was strongest for the mixture of S. baicalensis and L. chinensis litters, followed by the mixture of S. baicalensis and M. ruthenica litters. (ii) Single-species component litters decomposed faster in the mixtures than separately (positive effect), but these effects were not significant for legume species M. ruthenica litter. Relative to single-species litter decomposition, the decomposition rates of the two grass (S. baicalensis and L. chinensis) litters significantly increased when they were mixed with each other or with M. ruthenica litter. (iii) For each species litter type, the percentage of litter N remaining during decomposition (NR) differed between the single-species litter and mixed litter treatments. The NR of S. baicalensis litter was higher when it was decomposed in the mixture than in isolation. However, the NR of L. chinensis litter was lowest in its mixture with M. ruthenica among the treatments. Regardless of its decomposition in the mixture or in isolation, the NR of M. ruthenica litter varied little among treatments. There was a significant positive relationship between the NR and percentage of initial litter mass remaining in both the single litter and mixed litter treatments. These results suggest that N transfer may happen among component litters in mixture and further affect the decomposition.
学科主题	Plant Sciences ; Ecology ; ECOLOGY ; PLANT SCIENCES
语种	英语
出版者	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
WOS记录号	WOS:000334928200006
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://111.203.20.206/handle/2HMLN22E/19815]
专题	农业环境与可持续发展研究所_生态安全研究室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Ecosyst Network Observat & Modeling, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Agr Resources & Reg Planning, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Environm & Sustainable Dev Agr, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, Caihong,Li, Shenggong,Zhang, Leiming,et al. Litter mixing significantly affects decomposition in the Hulun Buir meadow steppe of Inner Mongolia, China[J]. JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY,2014,7(1):59-67.
APA	Zhang, Caihong,Li, Shenggong,Zhang, Leiming,Xin, Xiaoping,&Liu, Xingren.(2014).Litter mixing significantly affects decomposition in the Hulun Buir meadow steppe of Inner Mongolia, China.JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY,7(1),59-67.
MLA	Zhang, Caihong,et al."Litter mixing significantly affects decomposition in the Hulun Buir meadow steppe of Inner Mongolia, China".JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY 7.1(2014):59-67.