Average turnover time of plant organic matter on land

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Value 19 years
Organism Biosphere
Reference Field CB, Behrenfeld MJ, Randerson JT, Falkowski P. Primary production of the biosphere: integrating terrestrial and oceanic components. Science. 1998 Jul 10281(5374):pp. 238PubMed ID9657713
Primary Source J. H. Martin, R. M. Gordon, S. E. Fitzwater, Limnol. Oceanogr. 36, 1793 (1991).
Entered by Uri M
ID 102946