Sentences with phrase «decaying vegetation»

As the researchers reported online last month in Environmental Science & Technology, this kind of bacteria thrives in the waterlogged sediments, rich with decaying vegetation, that pile up behind beaver dams.

These organic particles are carbon - based and come from decaying vegetation and organisms.

Millipedes are mild - mannered, slow and gentle vegetarians specializing in decaying vegetation, as if even growing plants are just too much for them to wrestle down and eat.

The bacteria could have come from humans, cows, ducks, sewage, or even decaying vegetation.

Decaying vegetation increases the levels of ammonia and carbon dioxide; nobody wants that!

In peatlands, decaying vegetation forms a spongy, acidic habitat for hungry microbes that process substances like mercury and sulfur.

What keeps soils alive, and productive, is the compost or humus of leaf litter, animal dung, withered roots and other decaying vegetation in the first metre or so of topsoil: this in turn feeds an invisible army of tiny creatures that recycle the nutrient elements for the next generation of plant life.

The other 99.99958 % of CO2 in the atmosphere comes from natural sources such as decaying vegetation and volcanoes.

Indonesian forests are home to roughly 60 percent of the world's tropical peatlands, where decayed vegetation or organic matter has accumulated in the soil layers and created peat deposits that can be up to 10 meters deep.

Further, decaying vegetation beneath the reservoirs can generate emissions, which can contribute to global warming.

If your dog spends much of his time outdoors in an area that is heavily soiled with decaying vegetation, and he begins to exhibit any of the symptoms above, it is important to make an appointment with your veterinarian as soon as possible.

The fecal - brown water and smell of stagnant, decaying vegetation would be enough to turn away even the most intrepid adventurer.

This water is also brown in color due to the tannic acid which is given off from the decaying vegetation which has fallen into the blue hole.

The visibility ranges from 10 - 30 feet in upper levels due to decaying vegetation but becomes crystal clear around 90 feet.

Featuring a set design by Zimpel, the 2,400 square foot gallery will be painted black and converted into a mystical garden and forest — a metaphor for heaven and hell — complete with multiple video screens, an original soundtrack, mirror balls, decaying vegetation, and an inverted greenhouse looming over a black enamel lake.