Plant secondary metabolites: a key driver of litter decomposition and soil nutrient cycling - Chomel, Mathilde; Guittonny-Larchevêque, Marie; Fernandez, Catherine; Gallet, Christiane; DesRochers, Annie; Paré, David; Jackson, Benjamin G.; Baldy, Virginie (The Journal of ecology, 2016)
Keywords: Biodiversity and Ecology; biogeochemical cycles; Decomposition; Ecological function; Ecological succession; ecosystem processes; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Environmental Sciences; ESSAY REVIEW; functional traits; Litter; litter decomposition; Metabolites; Nutrient cycles; phenolic compounds; Plant ecology; plant–soil (below‐ground) interactions; Secondary metabolites; soil; soil biota; Soil nutrients; soil organisms; Soils; tannins; terpenes