Sentences with phrase «high microbial activity»

Recent research shows that there is high microbial activity on glacial surfaces (Anesio et al., 2009), some associated with pigmented algae, which absorb significantly more light than local inorganic dust particles on the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS)(Lutz et al., 2014).

Plant roots in soil are often regions of high microbial activity, known as rhizospheres, where symbiosis between plants and microbes promote plant growth.

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The release of those gases from fertilized soils increases at high temperatures due to increased microbial activity, says Darrel Jenerette, an ecologist at the University of California, Riverside, who was not involved in the new study.

After 25 days using a combination of natural heat generated by microbial activity, three of the four antibiotics broke down under the high energy conditions created, said Dolliver.

The results may be explained by a higher level of physical activity among dog owners or effects of the dogs» microbial flora on -LSB-...]

As microbial activity is stimulated, there is a sharp reduction in dissolved oxygen levels and an increased risk of dead zones (high confidence).

In the case of the cyanobacterial mat - covered polygonal ponds on Bylot Island, the negative CO2 flux most likely resulted from high photosynthetic rates in the mats, and the modern dates for CH4 suggest that abundant labile compounds coming from a modern autochthonous pool could be the main C supply for microbial activity, including methanogenesis.