Carbon and Nutrient Transfer via Above and Belowground Litter in Forests

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litter input and output; litter carbon budget; mountain forest stream; riparian zone; soil macronutrient stocks; Masson pine plantations; controlling factors; chronosequence; bacterial community; forest succession; forest variables; fungal community; non-woody debris; soil biodiversity; soil compaction; natural soil recovery; decompaction processes; freeze–thaw process; boreal forests; sampling bulk density; decomposition; extreme weather event; leaching; plant growth form; stoichiometry; acid hydrolysable components; litter decomposition; snow cover; winter; litter humification; humus accumulation; reduced snow cover; alpine forest; leaf litter decomposition; habitat types; microbial community; phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs); individual PLFA; litter decomposition; soil organic carbon; microbial community composition; plant invasion ecology; forest gap; litter decomposition; carbon release; elevation; subalpine forest; soil fauna; humic substances; humic acid; fulvic acid; humification degree; nutrient reuse strategy; nutrient limitation; ecological stoichiometric ratios; mature and senescent leaves; subtropical forest plantation; litterfall; allometric relationships; forest management practice; cypress plantation; litter quantity; nutrient content; return of nutrients; subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest; extreme weather disturbance; litter C quality; soil C sequestration; dissolved organic C; acid-unhydrolyzable residues; litter decomposition; n/a