Primary studySoil & living memorials
Soil elemental changes during human decomposition
Measures dissolved soil elements during a four-month human decomposition study.
2023
Primary studySoil & living memorials
Functional and Structural Succession of Soil Microbial Communities below Decomposing Human Cadavers.
What this contributes
Examines soil microbial structure and function beneath decomposing human cadavers.
The boundary of the evidence
Does not establish tree survival or site suitability.
Why it belongs here
Decomposition changes soil chemistry and microbial communities. A memorial grove needs more than a planting story: site suitability, land stewardship, water conditions, species choice and long-term care matter. Nutrient cycling does not preserve a human genome intact or establish personal identity in a tree.