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Figure 1: The primary effect of increasing atmospheric CO2in terrestrial ecosystems is to stimulate the rate of photosynthesis, but many other adjustments in plant and soil processes can result.

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  1. *Litter Quality and Decomposition under Elevated Atmospheric CO2, Capri, Italy, 24-27 September 1998.

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  1. Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, 37831-6422, Tennessee, USA

    Richard J. Norby

  2. Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Seconda Università di Napoli, 81100, Caserta, Italy

    M. Francesca Cotrufo

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Norby, R., Cotrufo, M. A question of litter quality. Nature 396, 17–18 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/23812

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