Sentences with phrase «low oxygen conditions slow»

Low oxygen conditions slow decay rates, resulting in much of the carbon accumulating in the soil.

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RoR dams can cause a spike in methylmercury in two ways — they can form small reservoirs, called headponds, which flood soil and create slow - flowing, low - oxygen environments; or they can create higher temperatures in the stream as a result of the reduced flow conditions when portions of the stream are diverted to the turbines.