plant litter

They are usually found in the plant litter on the forest floor.

During the day, they hide in the plant litter at the base of the trees.

Plant litter: its dynamics and effects on plant community structure.

They live on plant litter and feed on the tiny arthropods found there.

Their natural home is just below the surface in rotting leaves, dung heaps and other plant litter.

Seeds are stored in plant litter in large quantities.

Adults and larvae seems to be saprophagous and are often found in plant litter.

Climate also influences the depth of plant litter.

Larvae have been found in plant litter.

The plant is highly flammable and tends not to accumulate plant litter.

Interactions after death: plant litter controls priority effects in a successional plant community.

It lives in humid environments and has been found on moss, plant litter and ferns.

As in any microbial process, the decomposition of plant litter by microorganisms will also be dependent on temperature.

Truffles fruit throughout the year, depending on the species and can be found buried between the Plant litter and the soil.

Decomposition of plant litter accounts for the majority of nutrients recycled through ecosystems (Figure 3).

Plant litter: decomposition, humus formation, carbon sequestration, 2nd ed.

In the ecosystem, the slugs break down the plant litter into nutrient-rich soil to promote plant growth.

An ebony tower reaching from the earth to the sky, spraying clouds of dust and plant litter from its bottom.

The larvae and adults live under bark, in plant litter, fungi, bat guano and rotten wood.

Nutrients from terrestrial vegetation (e.g. plant litter and insect drop) is transferred to aquatic food webs.

It is often found along riverbanks, near cottonwoods, willows and aspens, often buried in plant litter.

Once the caterpillars are ready to pupate they spin loose cocoons in plant litter near their host plant.

But it also colonizes undisturbed ecosystems, showing a particular fondness for low, wet ground, stream banks and areas with abundant plant litter like leaves.

Other conditions that can lower infiltration rates or block them include dry plant litter that resists re-wetting, or frost.

Dead wood, ericaceous shrubs, and a thick layer of poorly decomposed plant litter make this habitat very fire-prone.