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Article: Research on environmental research detailed by J.G. Zaller and co-authors.(Report)
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- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- October 9, 2009
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According to a study from Vienna, Austria, "Combined effects of co-occurring global climate changes on ecosystem responses are generally poorly understood. Here, we present results from a 2-year field experiment in a Carex fen ecosystem on the southernmost tip of South America, where we examined the effects of solar ultraviolet B (UVB, 280-315 nm) and warming on above- and belowground plant production, C : N ratios, decomposition rates and earthworm population sizes."
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