“…Litter amount is linked to litter input and decomposition, as well as other factors such as topography, microclimate, vegetation composition, geological substrates, and soil physicochemical properties (Aceñolaza, Zamboni, Rodriguez, & Gallardo, 2010;Hermansah, Masunaga, Wakatsuki, & Aflizar, 2002;Kitayama & Aiba, 2002;Proctor, Nderson, Ogden, & Vallack, 1983;Röderstein, Hertel, & Leuschner, 2005;Staelens et al, 2011). There are particular controlling factors that are important in different research areas or at different scales.…”