Sentences with phrase «soil litter as»

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Trees of such forests yield a continuous supply of stray litter such as leaves, needles, roots or brushwood, and maintain a constant cool «forest climate,» even during hot summers, which in turn slows down humus degradation by soil microorganisms.

A team led by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that the type of plant inputs (that is, root or needle litter) affected total carbon and nitrogen retention over 10 years, but that soil horizon (essentially, the layer of soil, such as the topsoil organic or deeper mineral layers) affected how the litter - derived soil organic material is stabilized in the long term.

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.

• As with the previous location, gather the leaf litter and soil within the sampling frame (down to approximately two cm deep).

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

This final number lies below earlier estimates from atmospheric tests and above land - based figures, which did not take into account such carbon sinks as woody debris, forest litter and soil.

Concentrations in the soil of some minerals released from the leaf litter as the worms eat increased down to a depth of 25 centimeters, and spiked later in the growing season when the worms are largest and most active.

These eggs are commonly laid in concealed locations, such as in plant tissues or in leaf litter or soil and are difficult to find, so for the most part the host insects of fairyflies are unknown.

(If your adult cat is making the transition from outdoor to indoor life, help him recognize the litter box as his toilet area by mixing some garden soil into the litter.)

By placing chicken wire with the sharp side facing down, lattice fencing, or river rocks over the soil will keep feral cats from using your garden as a litter box.

If the plants have enough room between them for the soil to be visible, chicken - wire mesh or window - screening material on the ground prohibits the cats from digging in these areas, which seems to make it less likely they'll use it as a litter box.

Triggered by the activity of your cat as she leaves the box, all the models use the raking method on a timer to move the clumped / soiled litter into a receptacle.

Feliway diffusers may help to reduce general anxiety daily, as well as help with litter box problems or house soiling, or aggression.

When you garden you should also wear gloves since stray cats may use the soil as a litter pan.

If you are using an enclosure like a pen without a base you will need to put something on the floor to stop it getting damaged or soiled, remember its all new so your your rabbit may not find its litter tray as easily as normal.

Clay is similar in consistency to soil, as Medley pointed out, so going in a clay litter will feel pretty natural for your cat.

We see a variety of behavior issues, such as dog and cat aggression, separation anxiety, house soiling, litter box issues, canine or feline rivalry, and various fears, and phobias.

Elsewhere, I have also included domestic soil as a litter base which is terrific, especially if Fluffy is an outside cat.

• Litter box is located in a remote, noisy or unpleasant surrounding • Litter box is inappropriate — covered boxes can maintain odors and large cats may not be able to move around enough in small boxes • Wrong type of litter or sudden change in litter type • Social changes, such as the addition of a new cat or the sudden presence of outdoor cats If you change your cat's litter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're more likely to experience a «house - soiling» prLitter box is located in a remote, noisy or unpleasant surrounding • Litter box is inappropriate — covered boxes can maintain odors and large cats may not be able to move around enough in small boxes • Wrong type of litter or sudden change in litter type • Social changes, such as the addition of a new cat or the sudden presence of outdoor cats If you change your cat's litter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're more likely to experience a «house - soiling» prLitter box is inappropriate — covered boxes can maintain odors and large cats may not be able to move around enough in small boxes • Wrong type of litter or sudden change in litter type • Social changes, such as the addition of a new cat or the sudden presence of outdoor cats If you change your cat's litter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're more likely to experience a «house - soiling» prlitter or sudden change in litter type • Social changes, such as the addition of a new cat or the sudden presence of outdoor cats If you change your cat's litter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're more likely to experience a «house - soiling» prlitter type • Social changes, such as the addition of a new cat or the sudden presence of outdoor cats If you change your cat's litter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're more likely to experience a «house - soiling» prlitter box infrequently, travel a lot, or have multiple cats at home, you're more likely to experience a «house - soiling» problem.

These conditions are as follows: eating contaminated feces, eating contaminated dirt, walking on contaminated soil or grass, walking on contaminated cat litter, walking on contaminated carpeting or other flooring / newspaper and drinking the milk of an infested mother.

However, even a product designed as bedding should have some of the characteristics of a litter, as many small animals will either purposefully or inadvertently soil their nest.

Biosphere (terrestrial and marine)- The part of the Earth system comprising all ecosystems and living organisms, in the atmosphere, on land (terrestrial biosphere) or in the oceans (marine biosphere), including derived dead organic matter, such as litter, soil organic matter and oceanic detritus.

This Canadian study analyzes the effect forest management has on net carbon sequestration, including, as separate entities, net carbon storage in litter, soils, wood products and landfills.

This instrument can distinguish between green vegetation, non-photosynthetic vegetation — such as wood, dead vegetation and surface litter — and soil by analysing small changes in the colour spectrum of the land.