Plant invasions can have long-lasting impacts on soil nitrification, which plays a critical role
in nutrient cycling and plant growth. This review examines the legacy effects of plant …

At broad spatial scales, the factors regulating litter decomposition remain ambiguous, with
the understanding of these factors largely based on studies investigating sitespecific single …

Natural ecosystems generally include litter decomposition as part of the natural cycle since
the material properties and the environment greatly influence the decomposition rate. The …

More than half of the net primary production in terrestrial ecosystems returns to the soil
through leaf litter fall and decomposition. In terrestrial ecosystems, litter constitutes a mixture …

Biological invasion is considered as one of the major threats to native ecosystems. Here, we
review the impacts of invasive plants on the physical, chemical and biological aspects of …

Background Litter decomposition is a fundamental process of biogeochemical cycles, and
there is a strong consensus that litter mixture interactions are one of the factors driving the …

It has long been recognized that leaf traits exert a crucial control on litter decomposition, a
key process for nutrient cycling, and that invading species can greatly alter such soil …

Co-invasion by two invasive plant species (IPS) can occur in the same habitat. Diversified
acid deposition may change the co-invasion process by altering litter decomposition and …

Solidago canadensis is an aggressive invader in China. Solidago invasion success is
partially attributed to allelopathic compounds release and more benefits from AM fungi …

In a litterbag study in a tropical montane rainforest in Ecuador we assessed the impact of
leaf litter species identity and richness on decomposition. We incubated leaf litter of six …