The bags can then be stored where decomposition will begin. By spring you should have leaf mold — partially decomposed leaves — which makes an excellent soil addition in the garden, raised ...

Theories include deer browse protection, delay of leaf decomposition, and plant immaturity since marcescence seems more common on younger trees. Maybe the most interesting leaf behavior is called ...

The white cycad aulacaspis scale infests cycad leaves to cause early leaf death. A new study has shown that the infestations also increase the speed of leaf litter decomposition. A study published ...

Sofia Duarte, Fernanda Cássio, Verónica Ferreira, Cristina Canhoto, Cláudia Pascoal, Seasonal Variability May Affect Microbial Decomposers and Leaf Decomposition More Than Warming in Streams, ...

Enrique G. de la Riva, Iván Prieto, Rafael Villar, The leaf economic spectrum drives leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean forests, Plant and Soil, Vol. 435, No. 1/2 (February 2019), pp. 353-366 ...

The Long-Term Inter-site Decomposition Experiment, involving 21 field sites from seven biomes from tundra to tropical rainforests, found that the processes of leaf decomposition and nitrogen ...

Forests with more termites show more soil moisture, leaf litter decomposition and seedling survival during a drought than forests with fewer termites, the scientists report January 10 in Science.

In this exercise, students first collect background information on what factors affect benthic macroinvertebrate communities or leaf litter decomposition in streams. Based on their acquired knowledge, ...

Research at the University of Guam has shown that the decomposition of leaf litter from three threatened tree species releases nitrogen and carbon into the soil for use by other plants.