Plant litter
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Plant litter is dead plant material that has fallen on the top layer of soil, commonly known as the litter layer or O-horizon. Plant litter typically becomes detritus and releases nutrients into the s
Leaf litter, mainly white beech, Gmelina leichhardtii, from Black Bulga State Conservation Area, NSW, Australia
Plant litter, mainly western hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla, in Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, United States
Common wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
Fungi in the forest floor (Marselisborg Forests in Denmark)
Detritus
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In biology, detritus is organic matter made up of the decomposing remains of organisms and plant material, and also of feces. Detritus usually hosts communities of microorganisms that colonize and dec
Plant litter
…cladodes) that has fallen on the top layer of soil, commonly known as the litter layer or O-horizon ("O" for "organic"). Plant litter typically becomes detritus and releases nutrients into the soil when decomposed, and also forms a loose layer of covering that preserves soil moisture, reduces soil erosion and…
Horse feces and straw are forms of detritus, and are used as manure.
Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia) cones and foliage, sugar pine and white fir foliage, and other plant litter constitute the duff layer that covers the ground of Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, United States.