Communities of microbes (microbiomes), particularly in soils, can be startlingly diverse, with as many as 10,000 species in ...
WILLIAM C. MAHANEY, JOAN VOROS, RAMANATHAN KRISHNAMANI, RONALD G. V. HANCOCK, SUSAN AUFREITER, MICHAEL W. MILNER and CHRISTOPHER C. R. ALLEN The Neem tree, the oil of which has a long history of ...
Earth’s top 2 meters (6 feet) of soil hold 2.5 trillion metric tons of carbon — more than is held in living vegetation and the atmosphere combined. But soil carbon sinks are under threat — global ...
1. Analogous to the spread of non-native species, shifts in native species' ranges resulting from climate and land use change are also creating new combinations of species in many ecosystems. These ...
A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...
Human beings, like microorganisms, plants and animals, need sufficient food to survive. But beyond the provision of basic energy and nutrients, food must also be safe in order to prevent disease and ...
Soil pH or soil reaction is an indication of the acidity or alkalinity of soil and is measured in pH units. Soil pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. The pH scale ...
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