Plant litter (also leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, litterfall or duff) is dead plant material (such as leaves, bark, needles, twigs, and cladodes)...

the biogeochemical cycle. Leaf litter and other plant litter transmits nutrients from plants to the soil. The plant litter of the forest floor (or L horizon)...

activity of detritivores is the reason why there is not an accumulation of plant litter in nature. Detritivores are an important aspect of many ecosystems. They...

detritivores, or coprophages. In terrestrial ecosystems detritus is present as plant litter and other organic matter that is intermixed with soil, known as soil...

A litter box, also known as a sandbox, cat box, litter tray, cat pan, potty, pot, or litter pan, is an indoor feces and urine collection box for cats...

dependent on litter quality; high concentration of phenolic compounds, especially lignin, in plant litter has a retarding effect on litter decomposition...

field as plant litter (serving as green manure, although less green than some others, with a higher C/N ratio). When used as bedding (barn litter), it is...

reaction, including coal, cellulose, wood, cotton, tobacco, cannabis, peat, plant litter, humus, synthetic foams, charring polymers including polyurethane foam...

The organic matter in soil derives from plants, animals and microorganisms. In a forest, for example, leaf litter and woody materials fall to the forest...

than plant litter, and so it builds up in the soil. Normal CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is 0.03%, this can be the factor limiting plant growth...

cycle. In the ecosystem, the slugs break down the plant litter into nutrient-rich soil to promote plant growth. They also serve as food for birds and other...

conditions such as soil pH, soil temperature, moisture content, and plant litter type and quality have the potential to alter exoenzyme expression and...

microbes, fresh and partially decomposed detritus, and humus. Surface plant litter, i.e., fresh vegetal residue, is generally excluded from SOM. The primary...

most parts of the world and are normally found outdoors under rocks, plant litter, and in similar environments, but are also often found indoors where...

environment. The importance of this decomposition of the leaves and other shed plant litter is that their degradation and decomposition forms a critical step in...

or rain bugs, are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) found in plant litter and are known for their bright red color. While adults are typically...

Species in the genus are commonly found in soil, plant litter (hay, straw, cereal grains, and decaying plant debris) and air and a few species have been found...

Plant litter, dead plant material that has fallen to the ground The Litter, a 1960s psychedelic rock band All pages with titles beginning with litter...

distribution of plant litter and litter-dwelling animals on the soil surface. In the soil system, L. terrestris worm casts have a relationship with plants which...

extractions. The Tullgren funnel is used to collect arthropods from plant litter or similar material. Glass is the material of choice for laboratory applications...

caused by consuming plant litter, were major workers. Because the fungus comb is built with the feces of consumed plant litter, major workers are dominant...

their ability to degrade the cell walls of plants, limiting their capacity to decompose plant litter. Plant hosts can also depend on their associated truffle...

them with its leaves. Native plants may then die as a result. When kudzu invades an ecosystem, it makes the leaf litter more labile, thereby lessening...

regions; 34 species are known from Saudi Arabia, living on bark, in plant litter, and rotting wood, even in deserts. They occur, too, in Arizona's Sonoran...

Bahamian dessert and an English term for pudding Duff, another name for plant litter, plant material that has fallen to the ground Duff, slang term for buttocks...

into sexual reproduction. Pioneer species will eventually die, create plant litter, and break down as "leaf mold" after some time, making new soil for secondary...

subsoil. In the topsoil of acidic soils, organic matter (mostly from plant litter, the humus layer and root exudates) together with Al- and Fe-ions, form...

including urban areas. The scorpions shelter beneath stones and bark, in plant litter, and may enter houses. The scorpions hunt and feed on small invertebrates...

stay at the middle of their web day and night, and their bodies mimic plant litter, such as fallen flowers, twigs, or dead leaves. Arachnura logio is called...

between moults. Some of these overwinter in crevices in the bark or among plant litter, moving in spring to tender young growth. However, the majority of female...