Differences in litter quality and in soil microbial community composition can influence the
litter decomposition and 'home‐field advantage'(HFA). However, our knowledge about the …

Litter decomposition is a major fundamental ecological process that regulates nutrient
cycling, thereby affecting net ecosystem carbon (C) storage as well as primary productivity in …

Despite the essential role of litter decomposition in carbon (C) and nutrient cycle in terrestrial
ecosystems, some uncertainties remain about how this fundamental process is affected by …

Abstract The 'home-field advantage'(HFA) hypothesis predicts that litter decomposition is
accelerated in its home environment (ie in conspecific soil). Soil organisms play a key role in …

Climate change and associated environmental alterations affect plant communities,
potentially decoupling links between plants and their associated soil microbial communities …

Nitrogen (N) exerts strong effects on litter decomposition through altering microbial
abundance and community composition. However, the effect of N addition on plant–soil …

Nitrogen addition has been shown to affect plant litter decomposition in terrestrial
ecosystems. The way that nitrogen deposition impacts the relationship between plant litter …

Elevated nitrogen (N) deposition can affect litter decomposition directly, by raising soil N
availability and the quantity and quality of litter inputs, and indirectly by altering plant …

Understanding the relative importance of climates at coarse scales and nitrogen (N)
availability at fine scales in driving litter decomposition is crucial for ecosystem functioning …

Home‐field advantage (HFA) in litter decomposition implies that litter decomposes faster in
its 'home'habitat, ie, where the litter originates, than in any other distant (ie,'away') …