Can I Test My Soil for Nitrogen? Unlike other plant nutrients, most laboratories do not routinely test soil for N because the N cycle is very dynamic. The dynamic nature of the N cycle means that the ...

Algae and floating plants serve as "nutrient dumps" by taking nutrients from the water and depositing them back in the sediment when they die and settle on the bottom. The cycle breaks when nutrients ...

The accumulation of toxic elements poses a significant threat to terrestrial ecosystems, with the patterns and influencing factors of this accumulation being complex. However, elevational patterns ...

Decomposition of carrion, however, provides a unique opportunity for scientists to investigate how nutrients cycle through an ecosystem. Many people might ask, "Why is this subject important?" ...

An important topic in our research is the cycling of nutrients within lake ecosystems. This is because in a large number of lakes, the internal cycling of nutrients regulates the water quality and ...

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The impacts of human activity and climate change are coalescing to make coastal lagoons saltier, changing the microbial life they support and the function they play in their ecosystems, according to ...

Microorganisms living in the ocean play a key role in maintaining the health of our planet. Take SAR11-Earth's most abundant ...