Disturbance can slow down litter decomposition, depending on severity of disturbance and season: an example from Mount Kilimanjaro

<p>Deforestation and land-use change affect ecosystem processes such as carbon cycling. Here, we present results from a litter decomposition experiment in six natural and six disturbed vegetation types along an elevation gradient of 3600 m on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania....

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Main Authors: J. Röder, T. Appelhans, M. K. Peters, T. Nauss, R. Brandl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2024-02-01
Series:Web Ecology
Online Access:https://we.copernicus.org/articles/24/11/2024/we-24-11-2024.pdf