image: Photograph of litter decomposition bags with large mesh. This image relates to article that appeared in the Jan. 19, 2007, issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. William Parton and colleagues of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., was titled "Global-Scale Similarities in Nitrogen Release Patterns During Long-Term Decomposition." view more
Credit: Photo provided by Jay Sexton of Oregon State University, via <i>Science</i>-AAAS.