Md. Ashikur Rahman, Akiko Okubo, Shuichi Sugiyama, H. F. Mayland
Mohammad Zabed Hossain, Atsushi Okubo, Shuichi Sugiyama
Abstract Decomposition of litter is greatly influenced not only by its chemical composition but also by activities of soil decomposers. By using leaf litter from 15 plant species collected from semi‐natural and improved grasslands, we examined (1) how interspecific differences in the chemical compos...
Mohammad Zabed Hossain, Shuichi Sugiyama
Abstract Microbial decomposers absorb nitrogen (N) to sustain growth during litter decomposition releasing surplus N into the soil. The balance between N release (mineralization) and absorption (immobilization) can alter nutrient cycling based mostly on the functional diversity in microbial communit...
M. Hasinur Rahman, Shuichi Sugiyama
Abstract In this study, two fields of temperate Andisols from high‐input and low‐input (zero‐input) management practices of an apple orchard were selected to assess microbial community dynamics based on environmental variables. Soils from an Ap horizon were sampled in five consecutive months from Ma...
Mohammad Zabed Hossain, Shuichi Sugiyama
Plant and soil microbial communities were dependent on each other being producer and decomposer, respectively, in the terrestrial ecosystems. Any change between these two communities was likely to alter the structure and function of the ecosystems. Grasslands were complex ecosystems where interactio...