{"id":1905,"date":"2022-10-25T10:35:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T10:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/?page_id=1905"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:28:09","slug":"la-materia-muerta-tambien-es-vida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/en\/la-materia-muerta-tambien-es-vida\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead matter is also life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-21144b1 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-block-id=\"21144b1\"><style>.stk-21144b1 {background-color:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(148,14,237) 0%,rgb(194,85,162) 47%,rgb(252,175,70) 100%) !important;padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;margin-top:0px !important;margin-bottom:70px 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!important;color:#ffffff !important;font-weight:600 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-b2cb517 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:35px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-b2cb517 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:22px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-text-align-center\">DEAD MATTER IS ALSO LIFE<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-dacd46e\" data-block-id=\"dacd46e\"><style>.stk-dacd46e {margin-bottom:30px !important;}.stk-dacd46e-column{max-width:50% !important;min-width:auto !important;--stk-column-gap:50px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-dacd46e-column{max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-dacd46e-column{row-gap:25px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks 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stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2926\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/IMG_20210209_131406.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/IMG_20210209_131406.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/IMG_20210209_131406-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/IMG_20210209_131406-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/IMG_20210209_131406-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/IMG_20210209_131406-375x281.jpg 375w, 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stk-inner-blocks stk-3b31a82-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-8955f39\" data-block-id=\"8955f39\"><style>.stk-8955f39 {margin-bottom:8px !important;}.stk-8955f39 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-8955f39 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The living things in the garden are born, reproduce, and die. If their bodies decompose, the next living things that develop will use the resources they release to incorporate them into their own bodies, develop, and reproduce before they die.<br><br>In the case of a human-managed ecosystem, an agroecosystem,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1dUBFMC7C2QAq_LSFF-eRsk9hzFxUMe-V\/view?usp=share_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Dead organic matter can follow one path or another<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0depending on the handling method used:<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-8e0b807\" data-block-id=\"8e0b807\"><style>.stk-8e0b807 {--stk-icon-list-icon-size:5px !important;margin-left:10px !important;}.stk-8e0b807 .stk-block-icon-list-item__content{align-items:flex-start !important;}.stk-8e0b807 ul .stk-block-icon-list-item__content .stk--inner-svg, .stk-8e0b807 ol .stk-block-icon-list-item__content .stk-block-icon-list-item__marker{transform:translateY(11px) !important;}.stk-8e0b807 ul li, .stk-8e0b807 ol li, .stk-8e0b807 ul li span, .stk-8e0b807 ol li span{font-size:16px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-8e0b807 ul li, .stk-8e0b807 ol li, .stk-8e0b807 ul li span, .stk-8e0b807 ol li span{font-size:16px !important;}}<\/style><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-8e0b807\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M256 512A256 256 0 1 0 256 0a256 256 0 1 0 0 512z\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-a7b16ac\" data-block-id=\"a7b16ac\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-8e0b807\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">If we do not reincorporate it into the garden system, those nutrients it contains will not be used by the living beings in our garden and possibly by any other organism.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-8ab1350\" data-block-id=\"8ab1350\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-8e0b807\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">If the\u00a0<strong>we reinstate<\/strong>, So, organic matter that was once part of a living being and is now a dead log, a plucked blade of grass, or a decomposing mushroom, plays a very important role as\u00a0<strong>source of nutrients and substrate\u00a0<\/strong>for other life forms within the garden.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-4aba3a6\" data-block-id=\"4aba3a6\"><style>.stk-4aba3a6 {margin-bottom:30px !important;}.stk-4aba3a6-column{max-width:50% !important;min-width:auto !important;--stk-column-gap:50px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-4aba3a6-column{max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-4aba3a6-column{row-gap:25px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-4aba3a6-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-20c766f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"20c766f\"><style>.stk-20c766f-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-20c766f {align-self:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-20c766f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-20c766f-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-3362e57\" data-block-id=\"3362e57\"><style>.stk-3362e57 {margin-bottom:8px !important;}.stk-3362e57 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-3362e57 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Thus, the\u00a0<strong>different wood-decomposing organisms<\/strong>\u00a0These processes begin immediately as soon as we leave a cut log on the ground. Insects attack the bark and wood, while fungi and bacteria gradually rot it, depending on the humidity and temperature.<br><br>When\u00a0<strong>We see mushrooms on the surface of the tree trunks<\/strong>\u00a0Placed in the park, we are witnessing the reproduction and spore dispersal strategies of these saprophytic microorganisms present in the environment.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5ee8cc7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5ee8cc7\"><style>.stk-5ee8cc7-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-5ee8cc7 {align-self:center !important;padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5ee8cc7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5ee8cc7-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-27ea25f\" data-block-id=\"27ea25f\"><style>.stk-27ea25f {margin-bottom:15px !important;}.stk-27ea25f .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:360px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2925\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/1676714333927.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/1676714333927.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/1676714333927-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/1676714333927-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/1676714333927-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/1676714333927-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/1676714333927-750x561.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/1676714333927-1140x853.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/1676714333927-108x81.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1cc31c8\" data-block-id=\"1cc31c8\"><style>.stk-1cc31c8 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-1cc31c8-column{max-width:50% !important;min-width:auto !important;--stk-column-gap:50px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-1cc31c8-column{max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1cc31c8-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b76797f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b76797f\"><style>.stk-b76797f-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-b76797f {align-self:flex-start !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b76797f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b76797f-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-e70e2d6\" data-block-id=\"e70e2d6\"><style>.stk-e70e2d6 .stk-block-button, .stk-e70e2d6 .stk-block-icon-button{flex:1 0 0% !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-38b91f2\" data-block-id=\"38b91f2\"><style>.stk-38b91f2 .stk-button{background:#4cadc9 !important;}.stk-38b91f2 .stk-button:hover:after{background:#39a0bd !important;opacity:1 !important;}.stk-38b91f2 .stk-button__inner-text{font-weight:500 !important;}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/centros\/jardin-flora-canaria\/en\/jardin-canario-campus-central\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Canary Garden: Central Campus<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEAD MATTER IS ALSO LIFE. The living things in the garden are born, reproduce, and die. If their bodies decompose, the next living things that develop will use the resources they release to incorporate them into their own bodies, develop, and reproduce before they die. 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