Soil microbial diversity and litter decomposition increase along a recovery gradient in tropical montane forests of Malaysian Borneo
R. Sniegocki, J. B. Moon, A. Rutrough, J. gireneus, J. S. S. Sathiya, D. C. Weindorf, M. C. Farmer, K. Naithani
The paper examines how soil microbial diversity and litter decomposition change along a forest recovery gradient in Malaysian Borneo, finding that older forests have higher microbial diversity and faster litter decomposition.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2020 · PreprintEcology