An analysis of leaf litter breakdown in climatically diverse habitats shows that decomposition by larger invertebrates dominates in hot, dry regions and warmer seasons. Researchers have shown that ...
Alan Mosele Tonin, Luiz Ubiratan Hepp and José Francisco Gonçalves Jr. The decomposition of plant litter plays a fundamental role in the cycling of carbon and nutrients and is driven by complex ...
Billions of dollars in tax credits for alternative energy were included in the federal stimulus package. Some of the money is going to encourage Americans to do something man has done for centuries: ...
Researchers investigated the chemical decomposition products of melanin and explored its potential in the synthesis of biopolymers. According to their findings, melanin could soon become a valuable ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Fresh plant litter inputs accelerate soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition through a ubiquitous mechanism called priming. Insufficient ...
Humans are now consuming over a quarter of the biomass produced each year by plants on land, leaving too little for wildlife and putting at risk the biosphere on which all life on Earth depends. To ...
Cadillac — Two Northern Michigan biomass plants that Biomass Powerplants turn Wood chips, railroad ties, and other wood residuals into energy, may be closing down. The plants in Cadillac and Lincoln ...
Vattenfall, the Netherlands’ third-largest energy producer, has announced it is abandoning plans to build the country’s largest wood pellet burning power plant. Forest advocates, who launched a ...