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)
Fossorial
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A fossorial animal is one that is adapted to digging and which lives primarily underground. Examples of fossorial vertebrates are moles, badgers, naked mole-rats, meerkats, armadillos, wombats, and mo
Plant litter
…decomposed, and also forms a loose layer of covering that preserves soil moisture, reduces soil erosion and provides concealment for small epigeic and fossorial animals. It is an important factor in ecosystem dynamics, as it is indicative of ecological productivity and may be useful in predicting regional…
Cape ground squirrel
European mole; note the strong and short forelimbs
Fossorial front leg of mole cricket, showing auditory and fossorial adaptations