Forest soil stores water, carbon and nutrients for trees and also provides a habitat for living organisms. When managing forests, it is particularly important to work in a way that protects the ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

The soils of northern forests are key reservoirs that help keep the carbon dioxide that trees inhale and use for photosynthesis from making it back into the atmosphere. But a unique experiment led ...

Improve your soil by making biochar in the ground. ... The idea of biochar comes from the Amazonian rain forests of Brazil, where a civilization thrived for 2,000 years, ...

Tropical forests adjust strategies to thrive even when soils are nutrient poor. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 06 / 240606152148.htm ...

A dense food web. All life below ground ultimately relies on plants for nourishment. Some soil organisms feed on dead leaves and roots, which they transform into soil organic matter.This matter is ...

American forests are important sources of carbon sequestration, storing millions of tons of carbon dioxide each year. However, a unique experiment led by Peter Reich, University of Michigan professor ...

With over 16,000 homes and buildings damaged or destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, the toxic ash produced by those fires could make its way into the soil and into fruits and vegetables ...

Jackson’s issues with infrastructure may explain some of the capital city’s sinkholes, but research also revealed that the ground the city’s infrastructure rests on may also be to blame. In many areas ...

Not only does leaf litter decomposition help release nutrients into the soil, but it can also store carbon in the ground. Forests sequester this greenhouse gas by capturing carbon dioxide in the ...

By locking carbon into the ground, ... 'Biochar' incinerator tested for forest thinning, soil enhancement. Joshua Murdock Oct 26, 2022 Oct 26, 2022; 0; 1 of 2 ...

Acoustic technology allows us to listen to the sounds produced by the creatures in forest soils. A new study shows it’s a reliable way to monitor the biodiversity and health of the soil and forest.