Sentences with phrase «decomposition rates»
Decomposition rates refer to how quickly and efficiently something breaks down or decomposes over time. It measures the speed at which substances or materials, like organic matter, deteriorate or rot into smaller components, such as nutrients or gas. Full definition
Ecologist team finds leaf litter has slower decomposition rate in warm temperatures than previously estimated
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Prior to the new research published in Nature Climate Change, computer models used to simulate future climate change generally had not been able to simulate interactions between plant growth and microbial decomposition rates.
Because of the high water - holding capacity of peat and its low hydraulic conductivity, accumulation of soil organic carbon raises the water table, which lowers decomposition rates of soil organic carbon in a positive feedback loop.
peat unconsolidated soil material consisting largely of partially decomposed organic matter accumulated under conditions of excess moisture or other conditions that decrease decomposition rates
changes in litter cover on the ground caused by changes in plant residue decomposition rates driven by temperature, in moisture - dependent soil microbial activity, and in plant biomass production rates;
Wood decomposition rates also slowed; apparently, isopods can help counteract the effects of rising temperatures on the carbon stored in the world's forest soils.
Prior to the new research published today in Nature Climate Change, computer models used to simulate future climate change generally had not been able to simulate interactions between plant growth and microbial decomposition rates.
It seems especially important in the light of the research and findings by Lehmann et al on black carbon in soils --- its very slow decomposition rate ---- and the fact that climate models may be over-estimating their global warming predictions, if they are not including «realistic stocks of black carbon in prediction models».
Giardina, C. & Ryan, M. Evidence that decomposition rates of organic carbon in mineral soil do not vary with temperature.
«Decomposition rates increased when heather was removed from the plant community.
They can look at body temperature or decomposition rate, but these indicators can be confounded by temperature, or whether the person was involved in a struggle, say, shortly before death.
Positive: Increased organic matter if increased productivity; increased nitrogen availability Negative: Decreased organic matter (with increased decomposition rates); decreased mycorrhizal support; increased soil acidity; increased release, or decreased removal, of atmospheric CO2