Little Christmas surprise: check out our new paper out in @newphyt.bsky.social, we investigated nutrient release dynamics in wood. Takeaways: what is known from leaf litter does not apply to wood! Time to consider wood and their decomposers different to those of leaf litter. doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Deadwood represents globally important carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) pools. Current wood nutrient dynamics models are extensions of those developed for leaf litter decomposition. Howe.....