Home-field advantage accelerates leaf litter decomposition in forests

被引:424
作者
Ayres, Edward [1 ]
Steltzer, Heidi [1 ]
Simmons, Breana L. [1 ]
Simpson, Rodney T. [1 ]
Steinweg, J. Megan [1 ]
Wallenstein, Matthew D. [1 ]
Mellor, Nate [1 ]
Parton, William J. [1 ]
Moore, John C. [1 ]
Wall, Diana H. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Colorado State Univ, Nat Resource Ecol Lab, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
[2] Colorado State Univ, Dept Biol, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Carbon cycling; Functional equivalence; Local adaptation; Plant-soil interactions; Soil biodiversity; LODGEPOLE PINE FOREST; MOUNTAIN MEADOW; SOIL BIOTA; PLANT; DYNAMICS; PRAIRIE; COMMUNITIES; SUCCESSION; DIVERSITY; FEEDBACK;
D O I
10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.12.022
中图分类号
S15 [土壤学];
学科分类号
0903 ; 090301 ;
摘要
Several leaf litter decay studies have indicated that decomposition occurs more rapidly when litter is placed beneath the plant species from which it had been derived than beneath a different plant species (i.e. home-field advantage, HFA), although support for this notion has not been universal. We provide the first quantification of HFA in relation to leaf litter decomposition using published litter mass loss data from forest ecosystems in North America, South America, and Europe. Our findings indicate that HFA is widespread in forest ecosystems, on average litter mass loss was 8% faster at home than away. We hypothesize that HFA results from specialization of the soil biotic community in decomposing litter derived from the plant above it. Climate and initial litter quality data can be used to explain about 70% of the variability in litter decomposition at a global scale, leaving about 30% unexplained. We suggest that HFA be recognized as a factor that explains some of this remaining variability. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:606 / 610
页数:5
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