| Plant litter: decomposition, humus formation, carbon sequestration B Berg, C McClaugherty Springer, 2008 | 2800 | 2008 |
| Aboveground production and N and P cycling along a nitrogen mineralization gradient on Blackhawk Island, Wisconsin J Pastor, JD Aber, CA McClaugherty, JM Melillo Ecology 65 (1), 256-268, 1984 | 1057 | 1984 |
| The role of fine roots in the organic matter and nitrogen budgets of two forested ecosystems CA McClaugherty, JD Aber, JM Melillo Ecology 63 (5), 1481-1490, 1982 | 807 | 1982 |
| Forest litter decomposition in relation to soil nitrogen dynamics and litter quality CA McClaugherty, J Pastor, JD Aber, JM Melillo Ecology 66 (1), 266-275, 1985 | 785 | 1985 |
| Predicting long-term patterns of mass loss, nitrogen dynamics, and soil organic matter formation from initial fine litter chemistry in temperate forest ecosystems JD Aber, JM Melillo, CA McClaugherty Canadian Journal of Botany 68 (10), 2201-2208, 1990 | 683 | 1990 |
| Litter mass loss rates in pine forests of Europe and Eastern United States: some relationships with climate and litter quality B Berg, MP Berg, P Bottner, E Box, A Breymeyer, RC De Anta, ... Biogeochemistry 20, 127-159, 1993 | 632 | 1993 |
| Wood decomposition: nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in relation to extracellular enzyme activity RL Sinsabaugh, RK Antibus, AE Linkins, CA McClaugherty, L Rayburn, ... Ecology 74 (5), 1586-1593, 1993 | 568 | 1993 |
| Fine root turnover in forest ecosystems in relation to quantity and form of nitrogen availability: a comparison of two methods JD Aber, JM Melillo, KJ Nadelhoffer, CA McClaugherty, J Pastor Oecologia 66, 317-321, 1985 | 538 | 1985 |
| Cellulose, lignin and nitrogen concentrations as rate regulating factors in late stages of forest litter decomposition C McClaugherty, B Berg Pedobiologia 30 (2), 101-112, 1987 | 339 | 1987 |
| The effects of litter quality and climate on decomposition along an elevational gradient KL Murphy, JM Klopatek, CC Klopatek Ecological Applications 8 (4), 1061-1071, 1998 | 266 | 1998 |
| Decomposition dynamics of fine roots in forested ecosystems CA McClaugherty, JD Aber, JM Melillo Oikos, 378-386, 1984 | 260 | 1984 |
| Maximum decomposition limits of forest litter types: a synthesis B Berg, MB Johansson, G Ekbohm, C McClaugherty, F Rutigliano, ... Canadian Journal of Botany 74 (5), 659-672, 1996 | 253 | 1996 |
| Wood decomposition over a first-order watershed: mass loss as a function of lignocellulase activity RK Antibus, AE Linkins, CA McClaugherty, L Rayburn, D Repert, ... Soil biology and biochemistry 24 (8), 743-749, 1992 | 198 | 1992 |
| Nitrogen and phosphorus release from decomposing litter in relation to the disappearance of lignin B Berg, C McClaugherty Canadian Journal of Botany 67 (4), 1148-1156, 1989 | 194 | 1989 |
| Nutrient-use efficiency: a litterfall index, a model, and a test along a nutrient-availability gradient in North Carolina peatlands SD Bridgham, J Pastor, CA McClaugherty, CJ Richardson The American Naturalist 145 (1), 1-21, 1995 | 189 | 1995 |
| Lignin and holocellulose relations during long-term decomposition of some forest litters. Long-term decomposition in a Scots pine forest. IV B Berg, G Ekbohm, C McClaugherty Canadian Journal of Botany 62 (12), 2540-2550, 1984 | 188 | 1984 |
| Factors influencing limit values for pine needle litter decomposition: a synthesis for boreal and temperate pine forest systems B Berg, MP Davey, A De Marco, B Emmett, M Faituri, SE Hobbie, ... Biogeochemistry 100, 57-73, 2010 | 178 | 2010 |
| Litter decomposition rate is dependent on litter Mn concentrations B Berg, KT Steffen, C McClaugherty Biogeochemistry 82, 29-39, 2007 | 165 | 2007 |
| Humus buildup in boreal forests: effects of litter fall and its N concentration B Berg, C McClaugherty, AVD Santo, D Johnson Canadian Journal of Forest Research 31 (6), 988-998, 2001 | 144 | 2001 |
| Litter mass-loss rates in late stages of decomposition at some climatically and nutritionally different pine sites. Long-term decomposition in a Scots pine forest. VIII B Berg, C McClaugherty, MB Johansson Canadian Journal of Botany 71 (5), 680-692, 1993 | 119 | 1993 |
