Biogeosciences
Biogeosciences
BG
Articles | Volume 19, issue 17
Articles | Volume 19, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4129-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4129-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 17
Research article
 | 
06 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 06 Sep 2022

Accounting for non-rainfall moisture and temperature improves litter decay model performance in a fog-dominated dryland system

J. Robert Logan, Kathe E. Todd-Brown, Kathryn M. Jacobson, Peter J. Jacobson, Roland Vogt, and Sarah E. Evans

Viewed

Total article views: 2,170 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
1,416 692 62 2,170 69 82
  • HTML: 1,416
  • PDF: 692
  • XML: 62
  • Total: 2,170
  • BibTeX: 69
  • EndNote: 82
Views and downloads (calculated since 14 Feb 2022)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 14 Feb 2022)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 2,170 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 2,165 with geography defined and 5 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 07 Nov 2025
Download
Short summary
Understanding how plants decompose is important for understanding where the atmospheric CO2 they absorb ends up after they die. In forests, decomposition is controlled by rain but not in deserts. We performed a 2.5-year study in one of the driest places on earth (the Namib desert in southern Africa) and found that fog and dew, not rainfall, closely controlled how quickly plants decompose. We also created a model to help predict decomposition in drylands with lots of fog and/or dew.
Read more
Share
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint