Sentence examples for rate of matter from inspiring English sources

Human activity affects ecosystem functions through the disruption of pattern and rate of matter as well as energy flow through ecosystems.

When the chemical reaction is slow, compared to the rate of matter transportation, the kinetic equation that describes the process is the following: 1 - left( {1 - X} right)^{1/3} = k_{exp} t (2).

Emulating ecology, which measures biomass in natural ecosystems, a sample of different urban tissues in a given city – Bogotá – was measured in terms of volume and rates of matter accumulation.

The organic matter was evaluated over the 20 days of composting period (Fig. 6) and the consumption rate of organic matter due to microbial activities (i.e., r) can be obtained on each sampling day by plotting the tangent of the curve organic matter (on ash basis) vs. time, as shown in Table 4.

Therefore, the rate of organic matter loss reflects the overall composting rate Diaz and Savage (2007).

The peat has formed and accumulated due to the slow decomposition rate of organic matter in waterlogged, anaerobic conditions.

Landscape types with more herbaceous cover are often thought to have a relatively higher rate of organic matter decomposition compared to woody types of vegetation (Rice 2005).

Cai and Luo (1999) reported that shading at different stages decreased rice yield, accumulation rate of dry matter and the uptake of nutrients, but increased nutrient content.

The main index to assess the rate of organic matter decomposition is the reduction of C N and C P ratio during vermicomposting.

From the available evidence the presumable optimum value of mass-specific metabolic rate of living matter is estimated to be in the vicinity of 1 10 W kg−1.

The higher carbon to nitrogen ratio in soil of the study area can be related to high temperature and low precipitation that limits the decomposition or mineralization rate of organic matter.