This research was financially and logistically supported by the AMU-IUC program of the Belgium Government through the Flemish interuni-versity council(VLIR-UOS).
Background:Attempts to restore degraded highlands by tree planting are common in East Africa.However,up till now,little attention has been given to effects of tree species choice on litter decomposition and nutrient r...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31670526,31622018,31570445 and 31500509);the Doctoral Scientific Fund Project of the Ministry of Education of China(20135103110002)
The dynamics of litter nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) release could be affected by soil fauna and environmental conditions. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of soil fauna on the dynam...
the DFG for the financial support granted to the BEF-China research consortium(FOR 871).
Aims We studied the influence of tree species diversity on the dynamics of coarse wood decomposition in developing forest communities in a natural,topographically heterogeneous landscape.Using the litter bag technique...
Supported by the National Research Foundation of South Africa(NRF);the Govan Mbeki Research and Development Center(GMRDC)of the University of Fort Hare(No.GUN62299)
Unintended effects of genetic modification on chemical composition of Bt maize leaf litter may have impacts on its decomposition. In most agricultural systems in South Africa, maize litter is either left on the soil s...
Transgenic cotton was modified to express a gene derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to combat agriculturally important Lepidopteran pests. Elevated CO2 is expected to further alter the chemical c...
Dynamical patterns of mineral elements during decomposition processes were investigated for seven common canopy species in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest by means of litterbag technique over 2 years. The ...