Relative contribution of photodegradation to litter breakdown in Australian grasslands
Abstract Grassy ecosystems cover ~40% of the global land surface and are an integral component of the global carbon (C) cycle. Grass litter decomposes via a combination of photodegradation (which returns C to the atmosphere rapidly) and biological decomposition (a slower C pathway). As such, decompo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-12-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10710 |