Claim · model-written summary
Moss tussocks had greater foliage area per soil area.
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e0“Moss tussocks had a greater area of foliage per unit of soil area”
Title
Retention of simulated fallout particles by lichens and mosses.
F G Taylor; J P Witherspoon PubMed 1972
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Lichens intercepted a fraction of deposition similar to grass.
- Observation Moss contamination factor was two to three times that of lichen.
- Observation Particle loss was rapid on the first day after deposition.
- Observation Particle loss rates varied more after the first day.
- Association Except at the first rainfall, precipitation had little apparent effect on particle retention.