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SUBMITTER: Adams MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10024763 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Adams Mark A MA Neumann Mathias M
Nature communications 20230318 1
Litter decomposition / accumulation are rate limiting steps in soil formation, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling and fire risk in temperate forests, highlighting the importance of robust predictive models at all geographic scales. Using a data set for the Australian continent, we show that among a range of models, >60% of the variance in litter mass over a 40-year time span can be accounted for by a parsimonious model with elapsed time, and indices of aridity and litter quality, as independ ...[more]