Plant debris is less recalcitrant ... The amount of C in soil represents a substantial portion of the carbon found in terrestrial ecosystems of the planet. Total C in terrestrial ecosystems ...

Plants play a huge role in shaping Earth’s climate. Through photosynthesis, they pull carbon dioxide (CO₂) out of the air.

A recent study from researchers at the University of Toulouse has revealed a fascinating insight into the origins of life on ...

An ecosystem is a natural environment in which animals, plants and organisms work to support life. This film explains the difference between biotic and abiotic, terrestrial, freshwater and ocean ...

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has put to the test what happens when dominant ant species vanish from ...

In most terrestrial ecosystems, dissolved organic matter comes from plants and soil and can contain both organic carbon and ...

Terrestrial plant and animal life flourished amid these ... Now, an international team has discovered an entire ecosystem preserved in sedimentary stone from the Early Pennsylvanian (a period ...

1 Describe how plant traits and life-histories allow them to cope with environmental challenges, and how plant responses to the abiotic environment influence ecological communities and ecosystems. 2 ...

Lake ecosystems can receive high inputs of terrestrial ... leads to strong enrichment in the heavy isotope in terrestrial plants, a process that is absent for submerged aquatic primary producers.