Mixed leaf litter effects on decomposition rates and soil microarthropod communities in an oak-pine stand in Japan

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creativework.keywordsdiversity; habitat heterogeneity; litter decomposition; mixed litter; oribatid mites; soil microarthropods
dc.contributor.authorKaneko, Nobuhiro
dc.contributor.authorSalamanca, Eric F.
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-19T17:09:30Z
dc.date.available2026-08-19T17:09:30Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.descriptionFull text
dc.description.abstractRates of decomposition, and soil faunal abundance and diversity associated with single‐species and mixed‐species litters were studied in a litter bag experiment in an oak–pine forest. We used two canopy species of leaf litter, pine and oak, and one shrub species, Sasa , and compared decomposition rates, and soil microarthropod abundance and community structure of oribatid mites in the litter bags. Mass loss of single species decreased in the order: oak > pine > Sasa . While the total mass loss rates of mixed litter were intermediate between those of the constituent species, enhancement of mass loss from the three‐species mixture and from mixed slow‐decomposing litters (pine and Sasa ) was observed. Faunal abundance in litter bags was higher in mixed‐species litter than in those with single‐species litter, and species richness of oribatid mites was also higher in the three‐species mixed litter. Faunal abundance in single‐species litter bags was not correlated with mass loss, although enhancement of mass loss in mixed litter bags corresponded with higher microarthropod abundance. Habitat heterogeneity in mixed litter bags seemed to be responsible for the more abundant soil microarthropod community.
dc.identifier.citationKaneko, N., & Salamanca, E. F. (1999). Mixed leaf litter effects on decomposition rates and soil microarthropod communities in an oak-pine stand in Japan. Ecological Research, 14(2), 131–138. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1703.1999.00292.x
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1703.1999.00292.x
dc.identifier.issn09123814
dc.identifier.urihttps://lakasa.dmmmsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/2394
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEcological Research
dc.relation.urihttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/225533463_Mixed_leaf_litter_effects_on_decomposition_rates_and_soil_microarthropod_communities_in_an_oak-pine_stand_in_Japan
dc.sdgSDG 15
dc.subjectLitter decomposition
dc.subjectSoil microarthropods
dc.subjectOribatid mites
dc.subjectMixed leaf litter
dc.subjectHabitat heterogeneity
dc.subjectForest ecology
dc.subject.ddcForest ecology
dc.subject.ddcSoil ecology
dc.subject.ddcAcari / Mites
dc.subject.lcshForest litter -- Biodegradation
dc.subject.lcshSoil microarthropods -- Japan
dc.subject.lcshOribatidae -- Habitat
dc.subject.lcshForest ecology -- Japan
dc.titleMixed leaf litter effects on decomposition rates and soil microarthropod communities in an oak-pine stand in Japan
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.endPage138
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.startPage131
oaire.citation.volume14
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