Sentences with phrase «reduce microbial production»

Ocean acidification is also predicted to reduce microbial production of nitrate from ammonium (Beman et al., 2011), which could have major consequences for oceanic primary production because a significant fraction of the nitrate used by phytoplankton is generated by nitrification at the ocean surface (Yool et al., 2007).

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In subsequent studies, Masiello's lab has explored biochar's production, microbial impacts, hydrological characteristics and pollution - reducing effects.

«Farmers already manage fertilizer to avoid large nitrogen losses, but they are often reluctant to further reduce fertilizer use because they fear doing so will decrease valuable crop production,» said Phil Robertson, principal investigator and Michigan State University professor of plant, soil and microbial sciences.

Fertilized Peatbog Decay — resulting from elevated CO2 causing disruption of the microbial ecology and a massive production of an enzyme that happens to reduce peat to DOC, which then mostly outgasses as CO2 in outflow streams.

-- Which company Managed technology transfer of MEOR (microbial enhanced oil production) to Coastal Oil & Gas resulting in a 68.5 % increase in production (2600 BOPD) and reduced operating expenses of 165 wells in a declining water flood operation.