Journal article
The cover uncovered: Bark control over wood decomposition
Journal of Ecology, Vol.106(6), pp.2147-2160
2018
Abstract
1. Woody debris (WD) represents a globally significant carbon stock and its decomposition returns nutrients to the soil while providing habitat to microbes, plants and animals. Understanding what drives WD decomposition is therefore important.
2. WD decomposition rates differ greatly among species. However, the role of bark in the process remains poorly known.
3. We ask how, and how much, interspecific variation in bark functional traits related to growth and protection have afterlife effects on the decomposition of wood, partly mediated by animals. We examine the roles of bark cover and bark traits throughout the wood decomposition process.
4. Synthesis. We find that: (1) bark effects on WD decomposition are species‐ and wood size‐specific, (2) bark can enhance coarser WD decomposition but slows twig decomposition in some species, and (3) bark acts as an environmental filter to faunal assemblages in the early stage of wood decomposition.
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- Title
- The cover uncovered: Bark control over wood decomposition
- Authors/Creators
- G.G.O. Dossa (Author/Creator)D. Schaefer (Author/Creator)J.-L. Zhang (Author/Creator)J.-P. Tao (Author/Creator)K.-F. Cao (Author/Creator)R.T. Corlett (Author/Creator)A.B. Cunningham (Author/Creator)J.-C. Xu (Author/Creator)J.H.C. Cornelissen (Author/Creator)R.D. Harrison (Author/Creator)D. Wardle (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of Ecology, Vol.106(6), pp.2147-2160
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Identifiers
- 991005543805307891
- Copyright
- © 2018 British Ecological Society
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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