Accounting for photodegradation dramatically improves prediction of carbon losses in dryland systems

Photodegradation alleviates the lignin bottleneck for carbon turnover in terrestrial ecosystems

(2016) Amy T. Austin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Light-driven oxidation of polysaccharides by photosynthetic pigments and a metalloenzyme

(2016) D. Cannella et al.   Nature Communications

Simulation of the effects of photodecay on long-term litter decay using DayCent

(2016) Maosi Chen et al.   Ecosphere

Using 2D NMR spectroscopy to assess effects of UV radiation on cell wall chemistry during litter decomposition

(2015) Yang Lin et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Ultraviolet photodegradation facilitates microbial litter decomposition in a Mediterranean climate

(2015) Nameer R. Baker et al.   ECOLOGY

The interaction between abiotic photodegradation and microbial decomposition under ultraviolet radiation

(2015) Jing Wang et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Effects of UV photodegradation on subsequent microbial decomposition of Bromus diandrus litter

(2015) Yang Lin et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Photodegradation of plant litter in the Sonoran Desert varies by litter type and age

(2015) Thomas A. Day et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil moisture and soil-litter mixing effects on surface litter decomposition: A controlled environment assessment

(2014) Hanna Lee et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of UV Exposure and Litter Position on Decomposition in a California Grassland

(2013) Yang Lin et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Are rain-induced ecosystem respiration pulses enhanced by legacies of antecedent photodegradation in semi-arid environments?

(2012) Siyan Ma et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Shedding light on plant litter decomposition: advances, implications and new directions in understanding the role of photodegradation

(2012) Jennifer Y. King et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Soil–Litter Mixing Accelerates Decomposition in a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland

(2012) Daniel B. Hewins et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Soil Coverage Reduces Photodegradation and Promotes the Development of Soil-Microbial Films on Dryland Leaf Litter

(2011) Paul W. Barnes et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

The role of biodegradation and photo-oxidation in the transformation of terrigenous organic matter

(2011) Xiaojuan Feng et al.   ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY

UVB exposure does not accelerate rates of litter decomposition in a semi-arid riparian ecosystem

(2011) Shauna M. Uselman et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Modelling photodegradation in the global carbon cycle

(2011) Bente Foereid et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The Role of Photodegradation in Surface Litter Decomposition Across a Grassland Ecosystem Precipitation Gradient

(2010) L. A. Brandt et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Dual role of lignin in plant litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems

(2010) A. T. Austin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Moisture availability influences the effect of ultraviolet-B radiation on leaf litter decomposition

(2009) W. KOLBY SMITH et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Photochemically induced carbon dioxide production as a mechanism for carbon loss from plant litter in arid ecosystems

(2009) L. A. Brandt et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Long-term patterns of mass loss during the decomposition of leaf and fine root litter: an intersite comparison

(2008) MARK E. HARMON et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY