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
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.
Marine snow
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In the deep ocean, marine snow is a continuous shower of mostly organic detritus falling from the upper layers of the water column. It is a significant means of exporting energy from the light-rich ph
Detritus
…suspended in the water and accumulated in depositions on the floor of the body of water; when this floor is a seabed, such a deposition is called marine snow. The remains of decaying plants or animals, or their tissue parts, and feces gradually lose their form due to physical processes and the action of…
Marine snow is a shower of organic material falling from upper waters to the deep ocean.
Aerial view of Slapton Sands and northern part of Ley geograph.org.uk 1434412
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Great Barracuda off the Netherland Antilles