Non-Rainfall Moisture Activates Fungal Decomposition of Surface Litter in the Namib Sand Sea

The hyper-arid western Namib Sand Sea (mean annual rainfall 0–17 mm) is a detritus-based ecosystem in which primary production is driven by large, but infrequent rainfall events. A diverse Namib detritivore community is sustained by minimal moisture inputs from rain and fog. The decomposition of pla...

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Autores principales: Jacobson, Kathryn, van Diepeningen, Anne, Evans, Sarah, Fritts, Rachel, Gemmel, Philipp, Marsho, Chris, Seely, Mary, Wenndt, Anthony, Yang, Xiaoxuan, Jacobson, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4433119/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25978429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126977

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4433119/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25978429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126977

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