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Changes in nutrient inputs due to aboveground herbivory may influence the litter and soil microbial community responsible for processes such as decomposition. The mesophyll-feeding scale insect (Matsucoccus acalyptus) found near Sunset Crater National Monument in northern Arizona, USA significantly increases pi�on (Pinus edulis) needle litter nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations by 50%, as well as litter inputs to soil by 21%. Because increases in needle litter quality and quantity of this magnitude should affect the microbial communities responsible for decomposition, we tested the hypothesis that insect herbivory causes a shift in soil microbial and litter microarthropod function. Four major findings...
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Tags: Community-level physiological profiles,
Enzyme activity,
Insect herbivory,
Insect-susceptible and resistant trees,
Litter microarthropods, All tags...
Microbial biomass,
Pi�on-juniper woodlands,
Semi-arid,
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Fewer tags
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