Decomposition rate (% AFDM day−1; mean ± SE) (a) and its relationship with incubation temperature in microcosms (b). Decomposition rate (% AFDM day−1; mean ± SE) (a) and its relationship with incubation temperature in microcosms (b). Leaf disc N concentration at the beginning (black lines) and end of the incubation period (bars) in microcosms (c) and its relationship with temperature (d). Aingeru Martínez et al. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2014;87:257-267 © 2013 Federation of European Microbiological Societies