The biogeochemical consequences of litter transformation by insect herbivory in the Subarctic : a microcosm simulation experiment

• Published in: Biogeochemistry
• Main Authors: Kristensen, Jeppe A., Metcalfe, Daniel B., Rousk, Johannes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap 2018
• Subjects: Subarctic birch forest; soil respiration; nitrogen mineralisation; soil microbial ecology; herbivory; biogeochemistry; Ecology; Ekologi; Arctic; Kristensen; Metcalfe; Climate change; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-149026; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-018-0448-8

Warming may increase the extent and intensity of insect defoliations within Arctic ecosystems. A thorough understanding of the implications of this for litter decomposition is essential to make predictions of soil-atmosphere carbon (C) feedbacks. Soil nitrogen (N) and C cycles naturally are interlin...