In situ litter decomposition and nutrient release from forest trees along an elevation gradient in Central Himalaya

Litter plays a central role in the nutrient budgets of forests by supplying inflow to nutrient turnover through decomposition. However, studies of litter decomposition and nutrient dynamics in forest ecosystems are limited, particularly for the central Himalaya forest ecosystems with wide importance for stability and nutrient dynamics under global change. A one-year-long in-situ litter decomposition experiment was conducted with multiple tree...