Foliar Litter Decomposition: A Conceptual Model with Focus on Pine (Pinus) Litter—A Genus with Global Distribution

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Within the genus Pinus there appears to be a negative relationship between concentrations of N and Mn in newly shed needle litter along a climate gradient ranging from 1.7 to 17°C. B. Berg unpublished. Data from [48] and the DELILA database; http://www.eko.uj.edu.pl/deco/.