On average, soil respiration in the litter addition (L+) plots was 43% higher than in the controls and the increase was significant or marginally significant in eleven out of twelve months while respiration in the L- plots was significantly lower than the CT plots in only two out of twelve months ( Fig. 2 ).
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Increased litterfall in tropical forests boosts the transfer of soil CO2 to the atmosphere.
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