Leaf litter decomposition, microbial respiration and community succession under variable dissolved organic carbon availability in boreal streams
Matouš Jimel, Lenka Kuglerová, Éric Capo…·Micael Jonsson
The paper examines how dissolved organic carbon (DOC) availability affects microbial respiration and leaf litter decomposition in boreal streams, finding DOC sustains microbial activity and decouples respiration from decomposition.