Chemistry and toughness predict leaf litter decomposition rates over a wide spectrum of functional types and taxa in central Argentina

Agriculture & Biology

• plant litter 85%
• chemistry 74%
• Argentina 72%
• degradation 50%
• tensile strength 31%
• leaves 20%
• England 18%
• ecosystems 13%
• environmental factors 11%
• resource allocation 10%
• interspecific variation 8%
• nitrogen content 8%
• organic matter 8%
• Angiospermae 8%
• summer 6%
• carbon 6%
• habitats 5%
• sampling 3%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• leaf litter 100%
• litter 77%
• decomposition 59%
• tensile strength 37%
• rate 27%
• environmental factor 15%
• interspecific variation 13%
• ecosystem 10%
• resource allocation 10%
• angiosperm 10%
• chemical 9%
• ranking 8%
• turnover 8%
• incubation 7%
• organic matter 6%
• habitat 5%
• nitrogen 5%
• indicator 5%
• summer 5%
• carbon 5%
• loss 4%