Lignin and cellulose are structural constituents of vascular plants that can make up a substantial part of litter dry mass (Table 17.1). Both compounds confer toughness to plant tissues (i.e., compressive and tensile strength; Chapter 18). Consequently, plant litter rich in these compounds tends to be highly refractory, with high concentrations particularly of lignin being conducive to slow litter decomposition (Gessner & Chauvet 1994, Berg & McClaugherty 2003).
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Van der Lee, G. H., Hunting, E. R., Vonk, J. A., & Kraak, M. H. S. (2020). Decomposition and Consumption Tablets (DECOTABs). In Methods to Study Litter Decomposition (pp. 519–525). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30515-4_57
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