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Regional contingencies in the relationship between aboveground biomass and litter in the world’s grasslands [PDF]
Based on regional-scale studies, aboveground production and litter decomposition are thought to positively covary, because they are driven by shared biotic and climatic factors.
MacDougall, A.S. +123 more
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This short editorial aims to present the content of, summarize and draw conclusions from the six articles published in the Special Issue “Marine Litter” [...]
Renzi M., Guerranti C.
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Microfibers: Environmental Problems and Textile Solutions
Microplastics have become a topic of considerable concern and intensive study over the past decade. They have been found everywhere in the oceans, including the deepest trenches and remotest parts of the Arctic. They are ingested by many animals and some
Judith S. Weis, Francesca De Falco
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(Micro)Plastics Are Toxic Pollutants
Plastics, including microplastics, have generally been regarded as harmful to organisms because of their physical characteristics. There has recently been a call to understand and regard them as persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic.
Judith S. Weis, Juan José Alava
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Soil is essential for the sustenance of life. Diverse soil organisms support several biological processes such as organic matter decomposition, mineralization, nutrient cycling, and controlling pests and diseases.
Pothula Satyendra Kumar +2 more
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Background: In the maintenance of parent stock chicken, egg production is the main thing to consider because this will produce quality DOC chickens.
Anggri Septiana +3 more
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Microplastics (MPs) can readily be ingested by marine organisms. Direct ingestion and trophic transfer are likely to be the main pathway for microplastics to bioaccumulate in upper trophic level organisms.
Juan José Alava, Juan José Alava
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Plastic litter in the sea [PDF]
On June 2013 a workshop at the University of Siena (Italy) was organized to review current knowledge and to clarify what is known, and what remains to be investigated, concerning plastic litter in the sea. The content of the workshop was designed to contribute further to the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) following an inaugural ...
Depledge, Michael H. +5 more
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Effects of experimental fires on litter decomposition in a seasonally dry Amazonian forest. [PDF]
Litter decomposition is a fundamental process for nutrient cycling but we have a limited understanding of this process in disturbed tropical forests. We studied litter decomposition over a 10-mo period in a seasonally dry Amazon forest in Mato Grosso ...
Krusche, Alex V. +5 more
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Community Science‐Informed Local Policy: A Case Study in Pinole Creek Litter Assessment
California is one of the only states actively managing trash in its rivers. Several community groups in Pinole, CA, USA collaborated on a Thriving Earth Exchange community science project.
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