The number of prokaryotes and the total amount of their cellular carbon on earth are estimated
to be 4–6 × 10 30 cells and 350–550 Pg of C (1 Pg = 10 15 g), respectively. Thus, the total …

… Program (IBP) on the international scene greatly expanded methodologies in soil ecology
and increased our knowledge of ecological energetics and soil biological processes (Coleman…

Traditional approaches to the study of food webs emphasize the transfer of local primary
productivity in the form of living plant organic matter across trophic levels. However, dead …

The most common system responses attributed to microfloral grazers (protozoa, nematodes,
microarthropods) in the literature are increased plant growth, increased N uptake by plants, …

Numbers of species above ground and below ground may be correlated when taxa in both
realms respond similarly to the same or correlated environmental driving variables, …

… Parmelee is a doctoral student in the Ecology Degree Program and DA Crossley, Jr., and
David C. Coleman are research professors in the Department of Entomology, University of …

Atypical oral Candida isolates were recovered from 60 HIV-infected and three HIV-negative
individuals. These organisms were germ-tube-positive and produced abundant …

In recent years, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have become a truly
global challenge. In addition to the long-known healthcare-associated clones, novel strains …

Two different agricultural tillage practices were used to study how changes in the structure
of the soil—litter system affected litter decomposition rates, microbial community composition, …

We conducted field experiments to test the general hypothesis that the composition of
decomposer communities and their trophic interactions can influence patterns of plant litter …