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detritivore

[di′trid·ə‚vȯr]
(ecology)
An organism that consumes dead organic matter.
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Detritivore Curculionidae Metamasius hemipterus Z Herbivore Curculionidae sp.
Diversity and abundance of edaphic arthropods associated with conventional and organic sugarcane crops in Brazil
The higher density values were demonstrated by detritivores in Site 1, detritivores and omnivores in Site 2 and algivores, in Site 3.
Fish trophic structure in a first order stream of the Iguatemi River basin, Upper Parana River, Brazil/Estrutura trofica de peixes em riacho de primeira ordem da bacia do rio Iguatemi, alto rio Parana, Brasil
Interestingly, the two taxa experiencing persistent negative effects of geoduck aquaculture activities--Families Spionidae and Orbiniidae--are selective detritivores and deposit feeders, respectively (see Table 1 of VanBlaricom et al.
Effects of geoduck (Panopea generosa Gould, 1850) aquaculture gear on resident and transient macrofauna communities of Puget Sound, Washington
The trophic group analysis highlighted a substantial increase in soil engineers, detritivores and herbivores in the A0 humic soil layer after EFB application (Table 4).
Temporal variability in soil quality after organic residue application in mature oil palm plantations
The macroinvertebrates were then classified into seven Functional Feeding Groups (FFGs): shredders, collector-gatherers, collector-filterers, scrapers, predators, detritivores and parasites, using the criteria of Merrit & Cummins (1996), Miserendino & Pizzolon (2003) and Perez et al.
Composicion del paisaje como determinante de la diversidad y de grupos funcionales alimentarios de macroinvertebrados acuaticos en rios de la Araucania, Chile
Amphibians are important components of ecosystems because they transfer energy from invertebrates, mainly detritivores, to higher trophic levels (Cogalniceanu et al 2000).
Ontogenia de la dieta de anuros (Amphibia) colectados en la rivera del rio La Vieja en el departamento de Quindio (Colombia)
Both species are primarily detritivores and algivores and are facultatively predaceous on small invertebrates (McKinley, 1973; Fisher et al.
Input of terrestrial invertebrates to streams during monsoon-related flash floods in the Southwestern United States
They cycle energy through the aquatic system as herbivores, predators, and detritivores.
The crawlink connection
Population ecology and production of benthic detritivores.
The genus Potamothrix (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Tubificidae): a literature review
Of approximately 2000 species of native millipedes, most are thought to be important detritivores in the Australian landscape (Black 1997), including alpine ecosystems.
Alien invertebrates are invading the Australian Alps
2] fixing bacteria, in the mangroves might be partially due to an increase in oxygen production during active growth of autotrophs and predation of the bacteria by the detritivores (Holguin et al.
Diversity and seasonal fluctuation of predominant microbial communities in Bhitarkanika, a tropical mangrove ecosystem in India
It is organic, and is therefore susceptible to the depredations of all manner of microbes and detritivores that want to have a gnaw.
In the salt--and the what?

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