Aerts, Rien

Agathokleous, Evgenios

Alatalo ‎, Juha

Alonso, Rocío

Althuizen, Inge

Asplund, Johan

Björnsdóttir, Katrín

Bokhorst, Stef

Carbognani, Michele

Casanova-Katny, Angelica

Christiansen, Casper T.

Clark, Karin

Crowther, Thomas W.

Dorrepaal, Ellen

Filippova, Nina

Hassan, Ibrahim A.

Hofgaard, Annika

Hollister, Robert D.

Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala

Karr, Ellen Haakonsen

Klanderud, Kari

Koike, Takayoshi

le Roux, Elizabeth

Li, Qi

Løkken, Jørn Olav

Michelsen, Anders

Munir, Tariq Muhammad

Myers-Smith, Isla H.

Petit Bon, Matteo

Petraglia, Alessandro

Sarneel, Judith M.

Schwieger, Sarah

Strack, Maria

Suzuki, Satoshi

te Beest, Mariska

Thomas, Haydn J. D.

Valiño, Fernando

van den Hoogen, Johan

Vandvik, Vigdis

Venn, Susanna

Wang, Genxu

Yang, Yan

Ecology Letters

English

Empirical studies worldwide show that warming has variable effects on plant litter decomposition, leaving the overall impact of climate change on decomposition uncertain. We conducted a meta-analysis of 109 experimental warming studies across seven continents, using natural and standardised plant material, to assess the overarching effect of warming on litter decomposition and identify potential moderating factors. We determined that at least 5.2 degrees of warming is required for a significant increase in decomposition. Overall, warming did not have a significant effect on decomposition at a global scale. However, we found that warming reduced decomposition in warmer, low-moisture areas, while it slightly increased decomposition in colder regions, although this increase was not significant. This is particularly relevant given the past decade's global warming trend at higher latitudes where a large proportion of terrestrial carbon is stored. Future changes in vegetation towards plants with lower litter quality, which we show were likely to be more sensitive to warming, could increase carbon release and reduce the amount of organic matter building up in the soil. Our findings highlight how the interplay between warming, environmental conditions, and litter characteristics improves predictions of warming's impact on ecosystem processes, emphasising the importance of considering context-specific factors

Bon, Matteo Petit

Yan, Yang

Valino, Fernando

Lokken, Jorn Olav

Qi, Li

Jonsdottir, Ingibjoerg Svala

Björnsdottir, Katrin,

Alonso, Rocio

Alatalo, Juha

Swepub

Environmental Conditions Modulate Warming Effects on Plant Litter Decomposition Globally

Empirical studies worldwide show that warming has variable effects on plant litter decomposition, leaving the overall impact of climate change on decomposition uncertain. We conducted a meta-analysis of 109 experimental warming studies across seven continents, using natural and standardised plant material, to assess the overarching effect of warming on litter decomposition and identify potential moderating factors. We determined that at least 5.2° of warming is required for a significant increase in decomposition. Overall, warming did not have a significant effect on decomposition at a global scale. However, we found that warming reduced decomposition in warmer, low-moisture areas, while it slightly increased decomposition in colder regions, although this increase was not significant. This is particularly relevant given the past decade's global warming trend at higher latitudes where a large proportion of terrestrial carbon is stored. Future changes in vegetation towards plants with lower litter quality, which we show were likely to be more sensitive to warming, could increase carbon release and reduce the amount of organic matter building up in the soil. Our findings highlight how the interplay between warming, environmental conditions, and litter characteristics improves predictions of warming's impact on ecosystem processes, emphasising the importance of considering context-specific factors.Empirical studies worldwide show that warming has variable effects on plant litter decomposition, leaving the overall impact of climate change on decomposition uncertain. We conducted a meta-analysis of 109 experimental warming studies across seven continents, using natural and standardised plant material, to assess the overarching effect of warming on litter decomposition and identify potential moderating factors. We determined that at least 5.2° of warming is required for a significant increase in decomposition. Overall, warming did not have a significant effect on decomposition at a global scale. However, we found that warming reduced decomposition in warmer, low-moisture areas, while it slightly increased decomposition in colder regions, although this increase was not significant. This is particularly relevant given the past decade's global warming trend at higher latitudes where a large proportion of terrestrial carbon is stored. Future changes in vegetation towards plants with lower litter quality, which we show were likely to be more sensitive to warming, could increase carbon release and reduce the amount of organic matter building up in the soil. Our findings highlight how the interplay between warming, environmental conditions, and litter characteristics improves predictions of warming's impact on ecosystem processes, emphasising the importance of considering context-specific factors.</p

Thomas, Haydn J.D.

Genxu, Wang

Copenhagen University Research Information System

Brage NMBU

Empirical studies worldwide show that warming has variable effects on plant litter decomposition, leaving the overall impact of climate change on decomposition uncertain. We conducted a meta-analysis of 109 experimental warming studies across seven continents, using natural and standardised plant material, to assess the overarching effect of warming on litter decomposition and identify potential moderating factors. We determined that at least 5.2° of warming is required for a significant increase in decomposition. Overall, warming did not have a significant effect on decomposition at a global scale. However, we found that warming reduced decomposition in warmer, low-moisture areas, while it slightly increased decomposition in colder regions, although this increase was not significant. This is particularly relevant given the past decade's global warming trend at higher latitudes where a large proportion of terrestrial carbon is stored. Future changes in vegetation towards plants with lower litter quality, which we show were likely to be more sensitive to warming, could increase carbon release and reduce the amount of organic matter building up in the soil. Our findings highlight how the interplay between warming, environmental conditions, and litter characteristics improves predictions of warming's impact on ecosystem processes, emphasising the importance of considering context-specific factors.</p

Thomas, Haydn J D

Te Beest, Mariska

Myers-Smith, Isla H

Hollister, Robert D

Hassan, Ibrahim A

Crowther, Thomas W

Christiansen, Casper T

Sarneel, Judith M

VU Research Portal

Schwieger, Sarah,

Dorrepaal, Ellen,

Petit Bon, Matteo,

Vandvik, Vigdis,

le Roux, Elizabeth,

Strack, Maria,

Yang, Yan,

Venn, Susanna,

van den Hoogen, Johan,

Valiño, Fernando,

Thomas, Haydn J. D.,

te Beest, Mariska,

Suzuki, Satoshi,

Petraglia, Alessandro,

Myers-Smith, Isla H.,

Munir, Tariq Muhammad,

Michelsen, Anders,

Løkken, Jørn Olav,

Li, Qi,

Koike, Takayoshi,

Klanderud, Kari,

Karr, Ellen Haakonsen,

Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala,

Hollister, Robert D.,

Hofgaard, Annika,

Hassan, Ibrahim A.,

Genxu, Wang,

Filippova, Nina,

Crowther, Thomas W.,

Clark, Karin,

Christiansen, Casper T.,

Casanova-Katny, Angelica,

Carbognani, Michele,

Bokhorst, Stef,

Björnsdóttir, Katrín,

Asplund, Johan,

Althuizen, Inge,

Alonso, Rocío,

Alatalo, Juha,

Agathokleous, Evgenios,

Aerts, Rien,

Sarneel, Judith M.,

Environmental conditions modulate warming effects on plant litter decomposition globally [Elektronisk resurs]

Empirical studies worldwide show that warming has variable effects on plant litter decomposition, leaving the overall impact of climate change on decomposition uncertain. We conducted a meta-analysis of 109 experimental warming studies across seven continents, using natural and standardised plant material, to assess the overarching effect of warming on litter decomposition and identify potential moderating factors. We determined that at least 5.2° of warming is required for a significant increase in decomposition. Overall, warming did not have a significant effect on decomposition at a global scale. However, we found that warming reduced decomposition in warmer, low-moisture areas, while it slightly increased decomposition in colder regions, although this increase was not significant. This is particularly relevant given the past decade's global warming trend at higher latitudes where a large proportion of terrestrial carbon is stored. Future changes in vegetation towards plants with lower litter quality, which we show were likely to be more sensitive to warming, could increase carbon release and reduce the amount of organic matter building up in the soil. Our findings highlight how the interplay between warming, environmental conditions, and litter characteristics improves predictions of warming's impact on ecosystem processes, emphasising the importance of considering context-specific factors

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Environmental conditions modulate warming effects on plant litter decomposition globally

Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet - Academic Archive On-line

Empirical studies worldwide show that warming has variable effects on plant litter decomposition, leaving the overall impact of 
climate change on decomposition uncertain. We conducted a meta-analysis of 109 experimental warming studies across seven 
continents, using natural and standardised plant material, to assess the overarching effect of warming on litter decomposition 
and identify potential moderating factors. We determined that at least 5.2° of warming is required for a significant increase in 
decomposition. Overall, warming did not have a significant effect on decomposition at a global scale. However, we found that 
warming reduced decomposition in warmer, low-moisture areas, while it slightly increased decomposition in colder regions, 
although this increase was not significant. This is particularly relevant given the past decade's global warming trend at higher 
latitudes where a large proportion of terrestrial carbon is stored. Future changes in vegetation towards plants with lower litter 
quality, which we show were likely to be more sensitive to warming, could increase carbon release and reduce the amount of 
organic matter building up in the soil. Our findings highlight how the interplay between warming, environmental conditions, and litter characteristics improves predictions of warming's impact on ecosystem processes, emphasising the importance of considering context-specific factors

van  den  Hoogen, Johan

Munin - Open Research Archive

https://opinvisindi.is/bitstream/20.500.11815/5427/1/Ecology_Letters_-_2025_-_Schwieger_-_Environmental_Conditions_Modulate_Warming_Effects_on_Plant_Litter_Decomposition.pdf

Environmental Conditions Modulate Warming Effects on Plant Litter Decomposition Globally

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