Parasitic fungi infect nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, altering Baltic Sea nutrient cycles

Under the lead of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) the influence of parasitic fungi on the ...
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Schematic diagram representing the nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems driven by canopy rainfall redistribution. (IMAGE)

The enrichment path, influential factors and ecological significance of nutrient enrichment driven by canopy rainfall redistribution. (a) and (b) show the diagrams of nutrient cycling at the large ...
Nature

Benthic Foraminifera Ecology and Nutrient Cycling

Benthic foraminifera are unicellular eukaryotes that inhabit marine sediments and play a pivotal role in nutrient cycling. Their remarkable physiological capabilities enable them to thrive in diverse ...
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Biomass distribution of fishes and mussels mediates spatial and temporal heterogeneity in nutrient cycling in streams

Animals can play important roles in cycling nutrients [hereafter consumer-driven nutrient dynamics (CND)], but researchers typically simplify animal communities inhabiting dynamic environments into ...
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Nutrient Cycling and Limitation Hawai'i as a Model System Peter M. Vitousek

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- PREFACE -- Chapter One. INTRODUCTION -- Chapter Two. THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AS A MODEL ECOSYSTEM -- Chapter Three. GRADIENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, ...
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Smallest Herbivores Create the Biggest Impact for Grassland Forage

New research shows prairie dogs play an outsized role in nutrient cycling, adding to their list of beneficial services as ecosystem engineers. Ann Batdorf, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...
Frontiers

Modeling, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Multi-omics Data in Soil Science

The integration of bioinformatics, machine learning and multi-omics has transformed soil science, providing powerful tools to unravel the complexity of ...