Variation in decomposition rates in the
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Jan Bengtsson; Charlene Janion; Steven L. Chown; Hans Petter Leinaas
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Article
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2010
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Previous studies in the fynbos biome of the Western Cape, South Africa, have suggested that biological decomposition rates in the fynbos vegetation type, on poor soils, may be so low that fire is the main factor contributing to litter breakdown and nutrient release. However, the fynbos biome also co