Body Mass Index (BMI) Impacts Soil Chemical and Microbial Response to Human Decomposition

Body Mass Index (BMI) Impacts Soil Chemical and Microbial Response to Human Decomposition

ABSTRACT Microorganisms are key decomposers of vertebrate mortalities, breaking down body tissues and impacting decomposition progress. During human decomposition, both extrinsic environmental factors and intrinsic cadaver-related factors have the potential to impact microbial decomposers either dir...

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Main Authors: Allison R. Mason, Hayden S. McKee-Zech, Katharina M. Hoeland, Mary C. Davis, Shawn R. Campagna, Dawnie W. Steadman, Jennifer M. DeBruyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-10-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
human decomposition
soil
microbial ecology
body mass index
carrion ecology
taphonomy
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00325-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00325-22

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