decomposers

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They also somewhat help our ecosystem as decomposers, and to humans.

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  • Most earthworms are decomposers feeding on undecayed leaf and other plant matter, others are more geophagous. —  portland indymedia - features
  • Older forests also have greater populations of decomposers, which release carbon.
  • They also somewhat help our ecosystem as decomposers, and to humans. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • Scavengers and decomposers flock to carcass, our first community • Amphipods • Hagfish • sharks • After a year, most tissues have been eaten - Now, second small community of organisms live here - Body is decomposing, releasing nutrients into the water • Small fishes • Crabs • —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Dung beetles are perhaps the archetypal example of these ecologically important decomposers. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
 

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