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Dung Decomposition

Dung Decomposition is a ecological process in which organic matter in animal feces is broken down by microorganisms and invertebrates, distinguishing it from other decomposition pathways by its specific substrate and associated faunal and microbial communities.

185

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8.7K

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646

Authors

283

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2017–2026

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Publications

185

Vermicomposting of mixed solid textile mill sludge and cow dung with the epigeic earthworm Eisenia foetida

Priya Kaushik, Vinod Kumar Garg · Bioresource Technology · 2003 · 264 citations

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Effect of warming and grazing on litter mass loss and temperature sensitivity of litter and dung mass loss on the Tibetan plateau

Caiyun Luo, Guangping Xu, Zengguo Chao et al. · Global Change Biology · 2009 · 217 citations

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Vermicomposting of tannery sludge mixed with cattle dung into valuable manure using earthworm Eisenia fetida (Savigny)

Adarsh Pal Vig, Jaswinder Singh, Shahid Hussain Wani et al. · Bioresource Technology · 2011 · 190 citations

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Effect of Dung-Beetles (Aphodius spp.) and Earthworms on the Disappearance of Cattle Dung

Peter Holter · Oikos · 1979 · 190 citations

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The Biological Control of Dung

D. F. Waterhouse · Scientific American · 1974 · 187 citations

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Authors

646

  1. RK
    Ranjit Kumar Paul

    Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, India

    3 publications · 107 citations

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  2. AL
    A. Lifschitz

    Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    3 publications · 183 citations

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  3. SR
    Sharon R. Aarons

    Ellinbank Observatory, Australia

    3 publications · 113 citations

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  4. PH
    Peter Holter

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    3 publications · 248 citations

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  5. WU
    Wolf U. Blanckenhorn

    ECT Oekotoxikologie (Germany), Germany

    3 publications · 89 citations

    3

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Institutions

283

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    32 publications

    3.3K citations

  2. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    583 citations

  3. Instituto de Ecología

    Xalapa, Mexico

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    165 citations

  4. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    513 citations

  5. Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)

    Rahway, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    150 citations

  6. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    150 citations

  7. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    281 citations

  8. Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive

    Montpellier, France

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    142 citations

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Venues

  1. Bioresource Technology

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. Pedobiologia

    5 publications · 130 citations

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  3. Environmental Entomology

    5 publications · 126 citations

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  4. Oikos

    5 publications · 394 citations

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  5. Journal of Archaeological Science

    4 publications · 228 citations

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