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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.
Author details: | Martin Köchy |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-12006 |
Publication type: | Other |
Language: | English |
Publication year: | 2006 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2007/01/22 |
Tag: | Laubstreu; Schatten; UV-Licht; abiotische Zersetzung; semi-arides Grasland UV radiation; abiotic decomposition; leaf litter; semi-arid grassland; shade |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 58 Pflanzen (Botanik) / 580 Pflanzen (Botanik) |
External remark: | 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 |