Primary studySoil & living memorials
Functional and Structural Succession of Soil Microbial Communities below Decomposing Human Cadavers.
Examines soil microbial structure and function beneath decomposing human cadavers.
2015
Primary studySoil & living memorials
Soil elemental changes during human decomposition
What this contributes
Measures dissolved soil elements during a four-month human decomposition study.
The boundary of the evidence
Nutrient release is not equivalent to safe planting conditions.
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.