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Photodegradation of grass litter in semi-arid grasslands : a global perspective
- In a recent contribution in Nature (vol. 442, pp. 555-558) Austin & Vivanco showed that sunlight is the dominant factor for decomposition of grass litter in a semi-arid grassland in Argentine. The quantification of this effect was portrayed as a novel finding. I put this result in the context of three other publications from as early as 1980 that quantified photodegradation. My synopsis shows that photodegradation is an important process in semi-arid grasslands in South America, North America and eastern Europe.
Verfasserangaben: | Martin Köchy |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-12006 |
Publikationstyp: | Sonstiges |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2006 |
Veröffentlichende Institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 22.01.2007 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | Laubstreu; Schatten; UV-Licht; abiotische Zersetzung; semi-arides Grasland UV radiation; abiotic decomposition; leaf litter; semi-arid grassland; shade |
Organisationseinheiten: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 58 Pflanzen (Botanik) / 580 Pflanzen (Botanik) |
Externe Anmerkung: | Kommentar zum Aufsatz: Austin, A. T. ; Vivanco, L.: Plant litter decomposition in a semi-arid ecosystem controlled by photodegradation. - In: Nature. - 442 (2006), pp. 555 - 558 doi:10.1038/nature05038 |