Have you ever noticed that oak forests tend to have much more leaf litter on the ground than other forests? This is because oak leaves decompose at a much slower rate than most other leaves. Oaks, ...

As the last of the leaves drift down from the oaks and the ashes to join the maples already on the ground, a growing number of Hudson Valley residents have no intention of raking or blowing them.

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition increases forest carbon sequestration across broad parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Slower organic matter decomposition and greater soil carbon accumulation could ...