Traditional models of the controls on litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems have focused on how soil organisms interact with climate and litter quality to control mass loss and nutrient ...

Quick Take Preventing global ecosystem collapse requires the 1 specific chemical process performed by marine bacteria. Over ...

Humans may be accelerating the rate at which organic matter decomposes in rivers and streams on a global scale, according to a new study. That could pose a threat to biodiversity in waterways around ...

No matter where the body is buried, the microbial network behind the cadaver’s decomposition remains essentially the same. Researchers from Colorado State University (CSU) and the University of ...

Thermal means heat. Decomposing is the process of breaking down. Thermal decomposition is a chemical reaction that happens when a compound breaks down when heated. When sodium hydrogencarbonate is ...

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