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Primary production of plant is controlled by the relative availability of light (energy source) and nutrients. Decomposition processes are constrained by the relative availability of carbon (energy source) and nutrients. Thus, decomposition of litter depends upon the primary production of plants. Decomposition of litter is a sequential processes by which organic mater is mineralized for plant uptake. During the decomposition processes, chemical transformations are performed by microbial populations. Thus the processes is constrained by the availability of energy and nutrient resources for microbial populations in the decomposing litter. The climatical conditions influence on the microbial activities and then decomposition processes are different along a latitudinal gradient.
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Takeda, H. (1998). Decomposition Processes of Litter Along a Latitudinal Gradient. In: Sassa, K. (eds) Environmental Forest Science. Forestry Sciences, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5324-9_20
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