Initial melanin and nitrogen concentrations control the decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal litter

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• melanin 100%
• litter 66%
• decomposition 50%
• nitrogen 42%
• fungus 35%
• tissue 29%
• nutrient cycle 13%
• biosynthesis 11%
• nutrient cycling 11%
• lignin 10%
• carbon cycle 9%
• turnover 9%
• polymer 7%
• cell 6%
• ecosystem 5%
• carbon 5%
• material 4%
• rate 3%
• effect 2%

Agriculture & Biology

• melanin 77%
• degradation 43%
• nitrogen 41%
• fungi 24%
• biogeochemical cycles 22%
• Cenococcum geophilum 15%
• carbon cycle 13%
• tissues 13%
• chemistry 9%
• plant tissues 9%
• lignin 8%
• ecosystems 7%
• polymers 7%
• cell walls 7%
• biosynthesis 6%
• carbon 6%
• synthesis 5%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Melanins 82%
• Nitrogen 69%
• Fungi 36%
• Nutrients 17%
• Lignin 15%
• Carbon Cycle 15%
• Forests 12%
• Ecosystem 11%
• Cell Wall 10%
• Carbon 10%
• Polymers 9%