Compost Food Web: Nutrient cycling and Energy Flow

The following links are for use in discussion and lab sections in conjunction with the Compost display materials.

Home Composting, from the University of Illinois

• Composting for the Homeowner
• The Science of Composting
• Building Your Compost Pile
• Benefits and Uses

Cornell Composting, From Cornell University

• Invertibrates in compost
  An energy pyramid (rule of tens) and illustrations of compost invertiebrates.

• Microbes in Compost (Bacteria and fungi)

From Smart Gardening

• Backyard Composting

• Additional Information on Composting