Our world is changing, and warming temperatures will alter our natural ecosystems. Some of these changes will be straightforward, like animal ranges creeping northward as they strive to maintain their ...

Understanding how UV radiation interacts with prevailing climatic conditions and litter quality to determine leaf litter decomposition is fundamental for understanding soil carbon cycling pathways and ...

Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few ...

Humans may be accelerating the rate at which organic matter decomposes in rivers and streams on a global scale, according to a new study from the University of Georgia, Oakland University and Kent ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to woodchip if you leave it in a big pile for months? In this fascinating exploration, we ...

Historically, slow decomposition rates have resulted in the accumulation of large amounts of carbon in northern peatlands. Both climate wanning and vegetation change can alter rates of decomposition, ...

Mark Harmon crouches low next to log number 219: a moss-covered western hemlock tree trunk, five meters long, lying dead on the ground in the lush green woods. It’s marked by a thin aluminum tag. The ...

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) presents a roundup of five research articles recently published in its esteemed journals. Widely recognized for fostering innovation and advancing ecological ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 7, 2024) Organic banana production is significantly more conducive to microbial decomposition than its chemical-intensive counterparts in the Caribbean nation of ...