Distinct changes in carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling in the litter layer across two contrasting forest-tundra ecotones

• Main Authors: Hagedorn, Frank, Imboden, Joesphine, Moiseev, Pavel, Gao, Decai, Frossard, Emmanuel, Christen, Daniel, Gavazov, Konstantin, Fetzer, Jasmin
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Khibiny; Subarctic; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2622; https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2024/egusphere-2024-2622/

At treeline, plant life forms and species are abruptly changing from low stature plants in the tundra to trees in forests. Our study assesses how this shift in vegetation affects the quality and elemental composition of the litter layer and consequently, the microbial processing and nutrient release...