Decomposing logs show local factors undervalued in climate predictions

Decomposing logs show local factors undervalued in climate predictions
New Haven CT (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - A new Yale-led study challenges the long-held assumption that climate is the primary driver of how quickly organic matter decomposes in different regions, a key piece of information used in formulating climate models. In a long-term analysis conducted across several sites in the eastern United States, a team of researchers found that local factors - from levels of fungal colonization to th ... more

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