Pattern and control of organic matter accumulation in surface layers and sediments
The entire ecosystem relies on the recycling of organic matter (and the nutrients it contains), including dead plants, animals, and other organisms. Decomposition of organic matter and its movement through the ecosystem is an important component of the food web.
Thresholds of change in decomposition rates along a dune/swale transect on Virginia’s barrier islands
Poster Number: 31 Presenter/Primary Author: Dominic Graziani Aboveground and belowground decomposition rates were determined along a barrier island dune/swale transect located on the Virginia Coast Reserve-Long Term Ecological Research Site using litterbags
Mass Loss: A Quantitative Synthesis Of Leaf Decomposition In Streams And Rivers
Poster Number: 29 Presenter/Primary Author: Jennifer Follstad... Freshwater ecosystems play a significant role in the global carbon (C) cycle, emitting roughly 1.2 Pg C y-1 to the atmosphere.
Greenfall production by animals in the Chihuahuan Desert influences decomposition by altering litter quality and distribution
Poster Number: 19 Presenter/Primary Author: Jane G. Smith Most leaf inputs into aboveground litter pools occur after plant resorption of leaf nutrients during senescence, thus reducing the concentration of decomposition-limiting nutrients like nitrogen (N
Time series of vertical flux of zooplankton fecal pellets on the continental shelf of the Western Antarctic Peninsula
Poster Number: 5 Presenter/Primary Author: Miram Gleiber Zooplankton fecal pellet contribution to particulate organic carbon (POC) flux over the continental shelf of the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) was investigated to better understand the possible
