Soil fauna trophic multifunctionality mediates the release of elements from decomposing typhoon‐generated leaf litter

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 813 - 823
• Main Authors: Wang, Lifeng, See, Craig R., Wang, Huibin, Cao, Rui, Liang, Guopeng, Zhang, Ajuan, Wang, Zhuang, Wang, Qin, Wang, Zhihui, Liu, Benjuan, Yang, Wanqin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Aluminum; Biogeochemical cycles; Calcium; chemistry; Cyclones; Decomposition; detrital food web; Detritivores; energy; field experimentation; Food chains; Food composition; Food webs; forest disturbance; Forest soils; Functional groups; Herbivores; Hurricanes; Immobilization; Iron; Leaf litter; leaf nutrient translocation; Leaves; litter decomposability; Magnesium; Manganese; nitrogen; Nutrient availability; Nutrient concentrations; Nutrient cycles; nutrient cycling; Nutrient dynamics; Nutrient release; Omnivores; phosphorus; plant litter; potassium; Predators; Senescence; Sodium; Soil fauna; Soil nutrients; species; trophic multifunctionality; Tropical cyclones; Typhoons

Tropical cyclones (i.e. hurricanes, typhoons) cause large pulse fluxes of leaves that have not undergone senescence (i.e. green litter) to forest soils, with consequences for biogeochemical cycling. Energy and mineral nutrient concentrations of green litter are higher than the naturally senesced lit...