Group 6 Copy 72
-4
Please wait...

About This Project

Plant fossils provide a record of the terrestrial ecosystem for the past 400 million years, but we do not fully understand the biases that are introduced during their formation. This project will explore how different groups of plants (e.g. flowering plants, conifers, Ginkgo, and ferns) decay. Knowing decay rates of different groups will allow us to better understand the fossil record and reconstruct ancient ecosystems.
Blast off!

Browse Other Projects on Experiment

Related Projects

Are climate change and pollution threats to coral spawning synchronization?

The preservation of coral reefs relies on their ability to sexually reproduce during an annual spawning...

Mapping the hidden diversity of coral reefs with emerging tools: corals, drones, and tiny fishes

The importance of reef structural complexity for small organisms, such as cryptobenthic reef fish (CRFs...

Metagenomic profiling of microbial indicators of coral health and resilience in Kenya

Coral symbionts provide the host with nutrition and adaptive capacity to environmental changes. This potential...

Backer Badge Funded

An ecology project funded by 41 people