The decomposition of litter from forest tree species is a fundamental process in the carbon (C) cycle terrestrial ecosystems and closely related to ongoing climate change. However, spatial distribution rate (k) its potential response changing air temperature (temperature sensitivity) remain poorly understood. Here, we estimated pattern plant k values China by performing random model based on 43...

Since the decomposition rate of soil organic carbon (SOC) varies as a function of environmental conditions, global climate change is expected to alter SOC decomposition dynamics, and the resulting changes in the amount of CO2 emitted from soils will feedback onto the rate at which climate change occurs. While this soil feedback is expected to be significant because the amount of SOC is substant...

The decomposition processes of PH3 on heated W, Mo, Ta, and Ir surfaces were studied using mass spectrometric and laser spectroscopic techniques. For all wire materials, the decomposition efficiency saturated to around 50% at high wire temperatures. The P-atom density also saturated showing only minor dependence on the wire materials. At lower temperatures, however, the production rate of P ato...

Experiments were conducted to examine the oxidative decomposition of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), a widely distributed and highly resistant emerging organic pollutant, by permanganate in aqueous solutions. At 65 C and pH 4.2, 46.8% of the PFOS was decomposed by permanganate, with a F yield of 5.3% and a SO 4 yield of 36.9%. The effects of temperature, initial permanganate concentration, and...

1. We examined the relative importance of litter quality and stream characteristics in determining decomposition rate and the macroinvertebrate assemblage living on autumnshed leaves. 2. We compared the decomposition rates of five native riparian tree species (Populus fremontii, Alnus oblongifolia, Platanus wrightii, Fraxinus velutina and Quercus gambelii) across three south-western streams in ...