- coprophagy. By
doing so, all
these detritivores contribute to
decomposition and the
nutrient cycles.
Detritivores should be
distinguished from
other decomposers...
- and development.
While the
terms decomposer and
detritivore are
often used interchangeably,
detritivores digest dead
matter internally using enzymes in...
- granivores, nectarivores, algivores, etc.), omnivores, fungivores, scavengers/
detritivores, and parasites.
Interactions between animals of each
biome form complex...
- Asia, the wels
catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of
South America, to
detritivores (species that eat dead
material on the bottom), and even to a tiny parasitic...
-
predator or a scavenger.
Organic material may then be
further decomposed by
detritivores,
organisms that
recycle detritus,
returning it to the
environment for...
-
insects had
occupied their main
modern ecological niches as herbivores,
detritivores and insectivores.
Social termites and ants
first appear in the Early...
-
restricted to
carnivorous species: it also
occurs in
herbivores and in
detritivores.[vague] ****ual
cannibalism normally involves the
consumption of the male...
-
whose diet
consists of
plant detritus, such as earthworms, are
termed detritivores. The
community of
decomposers in the
litter layer also
includes bacteria...
- some of the most
important pollinators,
basal consumers, scavengers/
detritivores and
micropredators in
terrestrial environments.
Hexapods are
named for...
-
decompose (remineralise) it. Such
microorganisms may be decomposers,
detritivores, or coprophages. In
terrestrial ecosystems detritus is
present as plant...
