Sentences with phrase «decaying plant material»

Terrestrial ecosystems, such as the Arctic tundra and Amazon rainforest, contain a huge amount of carbon in organic matter such as decaying plant material.

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Lab analysis revealed the miniscule bits to be carbon - based blobs of soil material — like decayed bits of plants and soil - dwellers.

While plant litter makes up by far the largest percentage of organic material on Earth's surface, decaying mammals are an important contributor in biological nutrient cycling.

Humus is dark, organic material that forms in soil when plant and animal matter decays.

In these environments, organic material from plants and other sources slowly decays with the help of microorganisms called Archaea, releasing methane (CH4) into the atmosphere [Schuur et al., 2015].

Turning greenhouse gas into stone: First carbon - negative power plant opens Radiometric dating is a technique used to date materials using known decay rates.

Each artist will address the theme utilizing locally available natural materials (salt, wood, dirt, plant - life, etc.) or natural elements and processes (wind, fire, water, decay, evaporation, erosion, etc.) in a temporary installation.

They are by natural processes like the water cycle, growth and death of plants and animals, decaying of wood and other biodegradable materials, volcanic activities, etc..

Biomass means living creatures, plants and microbes and animals, and the organic materials that are left behind when the creatures die and decay.

Tabulate the CO2 exhalation rates over the last 15,000 years from (i) terrestrial and submarine volcanism (including maars, gas vents, geysers and springs) and calc - silicate mineral formation, and (ii) CH4 oxidation to CO2 derived from CH4 exhalation by terrestrial and submarine volcanism, natural hydrocarbon leakage from sediments and sedimentary rocks, methane hydrates, soils, microbiological decay of plant material, arthropods, ruminants and terrestrial methanogenic bacteria to a depth of 4 km.