FUNGAL COMMUNITIES ON STANDING LITTER ARE STRUCTURED BY MOISTURE TYPE AND CONSTRAIN DECOMPOSITION IN A HYPER-ARID GRASSLAND

Fungal Communities on Standing Litter Are Structured by Moisture Type and Constrain Decomposition in a Hyper-Arid Grassland

Non-rainfall moisture (fog, dew, and water vapor; NRM) is an important driver of plant litter decomposition in grasslands, where it can contribute significantly to terrestrial carbon cycling.However, we still do not know whether microbial decomposers respond differently to NRM and rain, nor whether this response affects litter decomposition rates.T

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Preferred habitat of breeding birds may be compromised by climate change: unexpected effects of an exceptionally cold, wet spring.

Previous studies of the consequences for breeding birds of climate change have explored how their populations may respond to increasing temperatures.However, few have considered the likely outcome of predicted extreme conditions and the relative vulnerability of Full Mattress populations in different habitats.Here, we compare phenology and breeding

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