Noomi Berg

Jan 7, 2025 | nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Umeå Sweden |Micael Jönsson |Ryan A. Sponseller |Noomi Berg

Introduction In terrestrial ecosystems, carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) cycling affects a wide range of critical ecosystem processes (Elser et al. 2007, LeBauer and Treseder 2008, Du et al. 2020). One important source of nutrients is the decomposition of dead organic matter through physical and chemical breakdown by soil microbes and fauna, which has been extensively studied (Attiwill and Adams 1993, LeBauer and Treseder 2008, Sayer 2006).