Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

A research team reveals that the way plant residues transform into humic substances can profoundly reshape soil microbial ...

The temporal dynamics of leaf decomposition in a tropical stream were evaluated by measuring the input of leaves from riparian vegetation. The resulting mixture of leaves was processed by decomposer ...

Researchers investigated how the process of human body decomposition affected microbial life of the surrounding soil microbiome. One factor that may play an important role is body mass index (BMI), ...

Frequent fires maintain nearly 50% of terrestrial ecosystems, and drive ecosystem changes that govern future fires. Since fires are dependent on available plant or fine fuels, ecosystem processes that ...

Composting is a natural process that involves the decomposition of organic materials, such as food scraps, yard waste, and other plant-based materials, into nutrient-rich compost. Composting occurs ...

A research team reveals that temperature strongly reshapes the genetic machinery microbes use to process carbon in water ...