Plant litter decomposition 

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An introduction to the importance of plant litter decomposition phenomenon. Between the woods and the coasts of Gargano along with the splendid Pennataro wood in Alto Molise, we will see how and why a leaf or a branch decomposes differently than an animal and how the decomposition of plant material also regulates the climate of the world.
To know more:
Berg, B., McClaugherty, C., 2014. Plant litter: decomposition, humus formation, carbon sequestration, 3rd Edition. ed. Springer, Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Germany. doi: 10.1007 / 978-3-642-38821-7
Sanderman, J., Amundson, R., 2003. Biogeochemistry of Decomposition and Detrital Processing, in: Schlesinger, W.H. (Ed.), Treatise on Geochemistry. Elsevier Ltd., p. 682. doi: 10.1016 / B978-0-08-095975-7.00807-X
Innangi, M., D'Alessandro, F., Fioretto, A., Di Febbraro, M., 2015. Modeling distribution of Mediterranean beech forests and soil carbon stock under climate change scenarios. Clim. Res. 66, 25-36. doi: 10.3354 / cr01323
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