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A REVIEW OF RESPONSES OF LITTER DECOMPOSITION IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS TO GLOBAL WARMING
Received date: 2009-04-02
Accepted date: 2009-07-13
Online published: 2021-04-29
Litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems, an important process in the global carbon budget, is mainly controlled by climate, litter quality and soil organisms. Scientists generally think that global warming could have profound and complicated effects on litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems. In this review, we summarized results from microcosm studies,in situ artificial warming experiments and natural gradient research to evaluate direct effects (temperature increment on litter decomposition rates) and indirect effects (temperature increment on litter quality, soil organisms and vegetation) of global warming on litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems. Each method of study indicated that temperature elevation can often increase litter decomposition rates when litter moisture is maintained. Experimental warming studies implied that litter decomposition rates vary among species, methods and geographical sites. Global warming is likely to alter litter quality and decomposability, but these changes will not influence short-term litter decomposition rates. Interspecific differences in litter quality and decomposability are dramatically stronger than warming-induced differences. Thus, warming-induced changes in species composition and community structure may have stronger impacts on litter decomposition processes in terrestrial ecosystems. Effects of warming-induced changes in soil organisms on litter decomposition are highly uncertain.
XU Zhen-Feng , YIN Hua-Jun , ZHAO Chun-Zhang , CAO Gang , WAN Ming-Li , LIU Qing . A REVIEW OF RESPONSES OF LITTER DECOMPOSITION IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS TO GLOBAL WARMING[J]. Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 2009 , 33(6) : 1208 -1219 . DOI: 10.3773/j.issn.1005-264x.2009.06.022
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