Sentences with phrase «plant litter»

In one of the few such studies, scientists examined how dead leaves, roots, and other plant litter decay over a decade.

The fire moved slowly, converting years of accumulated plant litter into nutritious ash.

«We found the composition of the vegetation, and in particular the heather, had a greater effect on how fast plant litter decomposes than the 1 °C warming.

The team used stable isotope labels to trace plant litter - derived carbon and nitrogen as the litter decomposed and formed soil, specifically the fraction of soil called organic matter, which comes from plant inputs and microscopic animals.

We used data from a field experiment in Northern Sweden, in which climate change was simulated with open top chambers to increase the air and soil temperature, and with addition of plant litter from willow and birch - shrubs.

«Tropical soil microbes are responsible for the nearly complete decomposition of leaf plant litter in as little as eighteen months,» she says.

Heather was found to have a particularly helpful role in keeping carbon locked in as dead plant litter, and in reducing the numbers of worms below ground which would otherwise break down the plant material more quickly.

While most of the ecological research on decomposition looks at plant litter, DeBruyn and her colleagues argue that the decomposition of carcasses — say, of a dead antelope on the African plain — may also have important implications for nutrient cycling in the larger landscape.

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.

The Microbial Efficiency - Matrix Stabilization (MEMS) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: Do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter?

Wilma caused plant defoliation and biomass loss, reducing leaf - area index, killing roots and adding to plant litter on the forest floor.

Well, because most faux flowers are super ugo and make me think of tacky 90's fake plants littering houses collecting dust on top shelves and above the kitchen cabinets.

This research helps bridge the gap between studies of how leaves and other plant litter decompose and soil organic matter, which contains decomposed litter and other bio-based materials.

Also within the soil is organic matter — decomposed plant litter, soil microbes, other organisms, and root systems.