Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide

K. Cornwell, William; H. C. Cornelissen, Johannes; Amatangelo, Kathryn; Dorrepaal, Ellen; T. Eviner, Valerie; Godoy, Oscar; E. Hobbie, Sarah; Hoorens, Bart; Kurokawa, Hiroko; Pérez‐Harguindeguy, Natalia; M. Quested, Helen; S. Santiago, Louis; A. Wardle, David; J. Wright, Ian; Aerts, Rien; D. Allison, Steven; Van Bodegom, Peter; Brovkin, Victor; Chatain, Alex; V. Callaghan, Terry; Díaz, Sandra; Garnier, Eric; E. Gurvich, Diego; Kazakou, Elena; A. Klein, Julia; Read, Jenny; B. Reich, Peter; A. Soudzilovskaia, Nadejda; Victoria Vaieretti, M.; Westoby, Mark

doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01219.x

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Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide

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Authors:

William K. Cornwell

Johannes H. C. Cornelissen

Kathryn Amatangelo

Abstract

Abstract Worldwide decomposition rates depend both on climate and the legacy of plant functional traits as litter quality. To quantify the degree to which functional differentiation among species affects their litter decomposition rates, we brought together leaf trait and litter mass loss data for 8...

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