Soil mesofauna consists of small invertebrates that live in the soil or litter and are sensitive to climatic conditions, management systems, plant cover and physical or chemical soil attributes. These ...

Allow beech leaf litter to remain under the beech, within the drip line. If mulching, apply less than 2 inches of mulch and choose a naturally derived product; do not over-mulch or volcano mulch.

The functional traits of plants are a visual representation of plant resource utilization strategies. Plants with higher specific leaf area (SLA) and lower l ...

Peru's land dedicated to coca cultivation has decreased for the second year in a row by 8.2% in 2024, reaching 89,755 hectares. This decline reflects efforts led by the country's anti-narcotics office ...

The global cocaine trade reached unprecedented levels in 2023, with production, seizures and consumption all hitting historic highs, primarily driven by a significant expansion of illicit coca ...

Over time, the leaf litter breaks down, turning into the other component of non-living organic matter - humus. Humus is the product of soil-borne microorganisms decomposing leaf litter and other ...

A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, and violence spreads into Europe.

To analyze the relative importance of some environmental parameters such as leaf litter depth, altitude and number of trees affecting the abundance and richness of leaf litter frogs, we performed ...

The report highlights that Colombia is the leading producer of cocaine, accounting for 253,000 hectares of coca leaf cultivation in 2023 – or 67% of the world’s total. Having increased from 204,000 ...

Will the WHO confront its colonial legacy and right a historic wrong? The critical review of the coca leaf could transform global drug policy and marks an important moment for Indigenous rights and ...