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Litterbag Experiments

Litterbag Experiments is a standardized ecological method in which plant litter is enclosed in permeable bags and deployed in situ to measure decomposition rates and nutrient dynamics over time under controlled conditions.

214

Publications

11.9K

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888

Authors

383

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2017–2026

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Publications

214

Long‐term dynamics of pine and hardwood litter in contrasting environments: toward a global model of decomposition

Henry L. Gholz, David A. Wedin, Stephen M. Smitherman et al. · Global Change Biology · 2000 · 954 citations

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Microbial and Faunal Interactions and Effects on Litter Nitrogen and Decomposition in Agroecosystems

Robert W. Parmelee, Paul F. Hendrix, Weixin Cheng et al. · Ecological Monographs · 1992 · 639 citations

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Microbiota, fauna, and mesh size interactions in litter decomposition

Mark A. Bradford, George M. Tordoff, Till Eggers et al. · Oikos · 2002 · 429 citations · Full text

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Decomposition in tropical forests: a pan‐tropical study of the effects of litter type, litter placement and mesofaunal exclusion across a precipitation gradient

Jennifer S. Powers, Rebecca Montgomery, E. Carol Adair et al. · Journal of Ecology · 2009 · 375 citations · Full text

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Consequences of the reduction of plant diversity for litter decomposition: effects through litter quality and microenvironment

Andy Hector, Alberto Beale, Asher Minns et al. · Oikos · 2000 · 328 citations

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Authors

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  1. BT
    Bo Tan

    Sichuan Agricultural University, China

    8 publications · 244 citations

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  2. WY
    Wanqin Yang

    Sichuan Agricultural University, China

    7 publications · 231 citations

    7

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  3. FW
    Fuzhong Wu

    Sichuan Agricultural University, China

    7 publications · 231 citations

    7

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  4. JH
    Johannes H. C. Cornelissen

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    6 publications · 251 citations

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  5. XN
    Xiangyin Ni

    Fujian Normal University, China

    6 publications · 167 citations

    6

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Institutions

383

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    66 publications

    3K citations

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    436 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    30 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Sichuan Agricultural University

    Ya'an, China

    9 h-index

    64 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    462 citations

  6. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    2.5K citations

  8. Institute of Dendrology

    Kórnik, Poland

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    627 citations

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  1. Forests

    11 publications · 330 citations

    11

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  2. Oikos

    9 publications · 1.3K citations

    9

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  3. Journal of Ecology

    8 publications · 927 citations

    8

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  4. Ecology

    8 publications · 850 citations

    8

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  5. Canadian Journal of Forest Research

    7 publications · 257 citations

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