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ArticleEcology and evolution2023

Relative contribution of photodegradation to litter breakdown in Australian grasslands.

Freja E B Butler, Megan K Good, John W Morgan, Nick L Schultz

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Freja E B ButlerFuture Regions Research Centre Federation University Australia Ballarat Victoria Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5452-2273
Megan K GoodSchool of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences The University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6908-1633
John W MorganDepartment of Environment and Genetics La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2003-5983
Nick L SchultzFuture Regions Research Centre Federation University Australia Ballarat Victoria Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6760-9481

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6 · The paper itself

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, decomposition and C storage in grasslands may vary with climate and exposure to solar radiation. We investigated rates of grass litter decomposition in Australian temperate grasslands along a climate gradient to uncouple the relative importance of photodegradation and climate on decomposition. Litterbags containing leaf litter from two common native grass species (

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carbon cyclinglitterbagPoa labillardiereirecalcitrant litterThemeda triandra

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PMID38077520
PMCPMC10701185

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