“…Factors such as temperature and precipitation are extremely relevant for litter decomposition and incorporation into the soil-plant system (Santos, Carneiro, Martinez, & Caldeira, 2017;Zhang et al, 2014), aside from C compounds such as lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose, which can act as regulators of soil nutrient fluxes (Brown & Chang, 2014;Ferreira, Koricheva, Pozo, & Graça, 2016;Swift, Heal, & Anderson, 1979). Although climate greatly influences the biogeochemical cycles, it has been verified that, not only C, but also the concentrations of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) affect residue mineralization and have been used as quality parameters to explain decomposition rates in different systems, including forests plantations (Bachega et al, 2016;Prescott & Gray, 2013).…”