Sentences with phrase «decaying organic matter on»
Decaying organic matter on the lake floor sucked all the oxygen out of the briny layer, forcing microorganisms to find something else to «breathe.»
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He says this is the same process that goes on today as modern bacteria recycle decaying organic matter into minerals and gases.
Even if the leaves are not poisonous the increased levels of organic matter falling into or blowing into the pond is bad news; the leaves eventually decay on the pond floor.
Thermogenic origins, on the other hand, are when organic matter buried deep within the Earth decays to methane at extremely high temperatures.