we looked at nearly 400 published studies comprising more than 2,800 experiments on how pesticides affect soil organisms. Our review encompassed 275 unique species or types of soil organisms and ...

It will affect functioning,” she says ... Avoiding pesticides is also key, as they can wipe out some of those tiny organisms. It means disturbing the soil as little as possible too. Among other ...

"These shifts are somewhat predictable, and this helps us to understand how human activity can affect microbial communities in the soil ... because those organisms have access to more food.

Biological soil crusts are assemblages of organisms that form a perennial ... in global dust emission and deposition — which would affect the climate, environment and human health.” ...

And yet, soils, and the many hidden species and organisms that subsist underground ... revolve around how different soil types and properties may affect sound transmission belowground, in addition ...

Soil filters and stores water and ... and temperature, among others, affect the characteristics and behavior of organisms in the entire ecosystem. By contrast, little to no sunlight permeates ...

This indicates that the bioavailability of DDT to soil organisms had been reduced ... it accumulates in the food chain of animals, thus affecting large predators the most—a group that can ...

To be a successful gardener, one needs to have a basic understanding of the soil which you are tending, as well the factors which affect the ... living organisms and decaying organic matter.

decomposer organisms (fungi, bacteria, and invertebrates such as earthworms and microbes) ingest MNPs while processing the ...

with only a few published studies focusing on aquatic organisms. Our research has shown that CNC glitter has potential as a biodegradable non-plastic alternative to decrease detrimental effects on ...