Biotic degradation at night, abiotic degradation at day: positive feedbacks on litter decomposition in drylands

The arid and semi‐arid drylands of the world are increasingly recognized for their role in the terrestrial net carbon dioxide (CO2) uptake, which depends largely on plant litter decomposition and the subsequent release of CO2 back to the atmosphere. Observed decomposition rates in drylands are highe...

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