Aerts, Rien

Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide

Cornwell, W. K., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Amatangelo, K., Dorrepaal, E., Eviner, V. T., Godoy, O., Hobbie, S. E., Hoorens, B., Kurokawa, H., Pérez‐Harguindeguy, N., et al. (2008) · Ecology Letters

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Cited by 2,855

Climate, Leaf Litter Chemistry and Leaf Litter Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Triangular Relationship

Aerts, R. (1997) · Oikos

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEnvironmental and biological studies

Cited by 1,786

Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes

Handa, I. T., Aerts, R., Berendse, F., Berg, M. P., Bruder, A., Butenschoen, O., Chauvet, E., Gessner, M. O., Jabiol, J., Makkonen, M., et al. (2014) · Nature

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

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Highly consistent effects of plant litter identity and functional traits on decomposition across a latitudinal gradient

Makkonen, M., Berg, M. P., Handa, I. T., Hättenschwiler, S., van Ruijven, J., van Bodegom, P. M., & Aerts, R. (2012) · Ecology Letters

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Cited by 502

Plant diversity dynamics over space and time in a warming Arctic

García Criado, M., Myers-Smith, I. H., Bjorkman, A. D., Elmendorf, S. C., Normand, S., Aastrup, P., Aerts, R., Alatalo, J. M., Baeten, L., Björk, R. G., et al. (2025) · Nature

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesClimate change and permafrost

Cited by 51

Contrasting impacts of non-native isopods and springtails on ecosystem processes under simulated Antarctic climate conditions

Martin, C. T., Aerts, R., Convey, P., & Bokhorst, S. (2023) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Polar Research and EcologyEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

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