Sen Yang

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Can I use the δ13C abundance of litter samples to indicate the relative influence of microbial process on decomposition ?

I have put the litter bags in the field and collected the samples after one-year decomposition. In the process of paper submission, the reviewer pointed out that it was inappropriate to discuss...

07 March 2024 4,330 1 View

How to indicate the degree of litter decomposed by microbes?

Any technique could detect the degree of litter decomposed by microbes? Or any indexes could do this job? I want to split the contribution of microbes during decomposition, so any suggestions...

24 February 2021 1,818 5 View

What if I use the insignificant coefficient in nls simulation to predict Y?

Hi there, I have conducted a nls simulation with R, but one coefficient of my parameters is not significant. I just wonder what does it mean if the coefficient is not significant? The related...

26 December 2020 4,886 9 View

In calculating the Shannon-Wiener Index, is it possible to replace the abundance with species biomass?

In previous descriptions, the Shannon Wiener index was mostly calculated using multiple degrees of data, and in some papers coverage was used. I want to know if i can use species biomass data to...

21 February 2018 8,816 8 View

Will the chemical composition in plant tissues change a lot during becoming litter?

My experiment was carried out in a grassland ecosystem. The plant biomass was harvested in the middle of August, and I'm wondering if I can use this plant biomass to estimate the availability of...

03 August 2016 5,214 5 View