Exploring short-term leaf-litter decomposition dynamics in a Mediterranean ecosystem: dependence on litter type and site conditions

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[2] Aerts R(2006)Nitrogen supply differentially affects litter decomposition rates and nitrogen dynamics of sub-artic bog species Oecologia 146 652-658

[3] van Logtestijn R(2009)Temperature dependence of soil CO Soil Biol Biochem 41 594-605

[4] Karlsson P(2010) efflux is strongly modulated by seasonal patterns of moisture availability in a Mediterranean ecosystem Soil Biol Biochem 42 1549-1557

[5] Almagro M(2010)Belowground carbon allocation patterns in a dry Mediterranean ecosystem: a comparison of two models Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107 4618-4622

[6] López J(2006)Dual role of lignin in plant litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems Nature 442 555-558

[7] Querejeta JI(2004)Plant litter decomposition in a semi-arid ecosystem controlled by photodegradation Oecologia 141 221-235

[8] Martínez-Mena M(2006)Water pulses and biogeochemical cycles in arid and semiarid ecosystems Plant Ecol 187 189-201

[9] Almagro M(2011)Fire risk and vegetation structural dynamics in Mediterranean shrubland J Veg Sci 22 467-474

[10] López J(1988)Successional trends in standing dead biomass in Mediterranean basin species Can J Bot 66 1539-1546

[1] Aerts R(1997)Climate, leaf litter chemistry and leaf litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems: a triangular relationship Oikos 79 439-449

[2] Aerts R(2006)Nitrogen supply differentially affects litter decomposition rates and nitrogen dynamics of sub-artic bog species Oecologia 146 652-658

[3] van Logtestijn R(2009)Temperature dependence of soil CO Soil Biol Biochem 41 594-605

[4] Karlsson P(2010) efflux is strongly modulated by seasonal patterns of moisture availability in a Mediterranean ecosystem Soil Biol Biochem 42 1549-1557

[5] Almagro M(2010)Belowground carbon allocation patterns in a dry Mediterranean ecosystem: a comparison of two models Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107 4618-4622

[6] López J(2006)Dual role of lignin in plant litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems Nature 442 555-558

[7] Querejeta JI(2004)Plant litter decomposition in a semi-arid ecosystem controlled by photodegradation Oecologia 141 221-235

[8] Martínez-Mena M(2006)Water pulses and biogeochemical cycles in arid and semiarid ecosystems Plant Ecol 187 189-201

[9] Almagro M(2011)Fire risk and vegetation structural dynamics in Mediterranean shrubland J Veg Sci 22 467-474

[10] López J(1988)Successional trends in standing dead biomass in Mediterranean basin species Can J Bot 66 1539-1546