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A question of litter quality

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  • Richard J. Norby

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • M. Francesca Cotrufo

    (Seconda Università di Napoli)

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One aspect of how terrestrial ecosystems will respond to rising levels of CO2in the atmosphere is potential changes in the decomposition rate of leaf litter - a central factor in plant growth. It had been thought that the decomposition rate would decline in high CO2conditions, but this long-established hypothesis was laid to rest at a meeting in September of plant physiologists, ecologists and soil scientists.

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  • Richard J. Norby & M. Francesca Cotrufo, 1998. "A question of litter quality," Nature, Nature, vol. 396(6706), pages 17-18, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:396:y:1998:i:6706:d:10.1038_23812
    DOI: 10.1038/23812
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    1. Fanfan Ju & Liuzhu Chen & Jiejun Zheng & Zhanqiang Chen & Xiaoli Wang & Xinxing Xia, 2022. "Elevation-Dependent Fluctuations of the Soil Properties in a Subtropical Forest of Central China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-18, November.

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