Researchers have shown that larger insects such as woodlice and beetles play as much of a crucial role in leaf litter ...

Decomposers play a vital role in garden ecosystems by efficiently breaking down organic matter, such as dead plants, animals, ...

Researchers have shown that larger insects such as woodlice and beetles play as much of a crucial role in leaf litter decomposition across different ...

(5) Some organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, break down dead organisms (both plants or plants parts and animals) and therefore operate as “decomposers.” Decomposition eventually restores (recycles) ...

Climate warming is altering plant and soil microbial communities, with important implications for ecosystem processes like litter decomposition. As warming alters plant community composition, the ...

But the findings of this study support a long-suggested but largely overlooked hypothesis – that it is macro-fauna decomposers that dominate plant litter decomposition in deserts. “Our ...