This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Physical supporting or defense structures of plants, which decrease palatability, remain in plant tissue after a plant's death and so decrease ...
Carbon and nitrogen dynamics were analyzed during the decomposition of litter and roots of the desert ephemeral pepperweed (Lepidium lasiocarpum). We treated litter bags with the insecticide chlordane ...
Biodiversity increases plant decomposition rate; should be factored into climate models, study finds
The afterlife of plant matter plays a significant role in ecosystems, as a key processor and provider of key nutrients. The rate of decomposition for leaf litter, among other plant matter, heavily ...
When plants or parts of them die, billions of small creatures help to break down the organic material. Next to microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi, also some soil-living invertebrates seem to be ...
Scientists have provided new insights on the relationship between plant diversity in forests and the diversity of organisms involved in their decay, such as bacteria and fungi. Scientists have ...
Soil organic matter (SOM) is formed through the partial decomposition and transformation of plant inputs (for example, above- and below-ground litter and exudates) by soil organisms. Although much is ...
Reviving floodplain wetlands slashes carbon emissions by 39% and restores critical ecosystem functions in one year—without the methane spike typically seen in restored peatlands, a new study has found ...
Achieving complete breakdown of plant biomass for energy conversion in industrialized bioreactors remains a complex challenge, but new research shows that termite fungus farmers solved this problem ...
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