Low oxygen conditions slow decay rates, resulting in much of the carbon accumulating in the soil. (fs.fed.us)
The parents also eat the mouse or bird guts and cover the «meatballs» in a special antimicrobial slime cocktail, which scientists suspect slows decay. (sciencemag.org)
e. Today's extremely slow decay of 238U (with a half - life of 4.5 billion years) means that its daughters, granddaughters, etc. today form slowly. (creationscience.com)