Litter decomposition rates of biocrust-forming lichens are similar to that of vascular plants and are affected by warming in a semiarid grassland
M. Berdugo, D. O. Mendoza-Aguilar, A. Rey, V. Ochoa, B. Gozalo, L. Garcia-Huss, F. T. Maestre
This study investigates the decomposition rates of biocrust-forming lichens in a semiarid grassland, finding they decompose as fast as vascular plants and are affected by warming.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2020Ecology