![]() Q10 was higher for fine root than leaf litter, with a positive correlation with lignin while negative with N concentration. For both tissues, the decay rate was negatively associated with lignin concentration, lignin/N, and C/N ratios but positively with N concentration. ![]() The decay rate of fine root litter was slower than leaf litter. Litter was characterized for carbon (C), nitrogen (N), lignin and cellulose concentration, C/N, and lignin/N ratios.įine root litter had lower N content but higher lignin concentration, lignin/N, and C/N ratios compared to leaf litter. ![]() We carried out a two-years litterbag decomposition experiment using 43 fine roots litter and leaf litter types incubated in laboratory conditions at three different temperatures, i.e. This work aims to compare chemical traits, decomposition rate, and temperature sensitivity (Q10) for root and leaf litter of 43 Mediterranean species. Data on the decomposition of fine roots are scarce for the Mediterranean basin.
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