Nutrient cycling is one of the most important processes that occur in an ecosystem. The nutrient cycle describes the use, movement, and recycling of nutrients in the environment.

A 1-liter fermenter with Clostridium thermocellum after growth on cellobiose as a carbon source under anaerobic conditions. Credit: Jana Krabbe, Leibniz-HKI ...

The resilience of earth systems depend on delicate balance of several natural cycles and phenomena. Recently, scientists have enumerated few of the significant Earth-system processes and their ...

Every year in Yellowstone, a variety of large animals, including elk, moose, and deer, shed their antlers, usually in the winter or early spring. These large racks can be found throughout the park.

Engineering scholars at Brown University uncovered unexpected dynamics in how organic particulates sink in the ocean, a process that plays a key role in marine nutrient cycling. "Marine snow" is ...

Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive, have been expanding in the open ocean and coastal waters for several decades as a result of human agricultural and industrial ...

Print them out, hand over those safety scissors (blunt tip, of course), and let the cutting begin. These are totally free. Because I know your school probably just sent home a list of 37 things to buy ...

This competition complements the ongoing Sustainable Utilisation of Livestock Slurry (SULS) programme, which is already delivering promising results. The SULM initiative extends this work to the ...

By Tim Kowols -- While you may associate the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago with more exotic aquatic species, it is the fish swimming in Door County that is garnering the attention locally.

Wissenschaftliche Ansprechpartner: Prof. Dr. Christian Hertweck Biomolecular Chemistry Head +49 3641 532-1101 christian.hertweck@leibniz-hki.de ...

Nutrient problems caused by runoff and manure The key issues are related to the presence of manure on pastures, which can be carried to surface waters in runoff. Manure is a valuable part of the ...