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Preferred term

detritus

Definition

[Henderson's] n. (1) small pieces of dead and decomposing plants and animals. see also detritus layer; (2) detached and broken down fragments of a structure. a. detrital.

Broader concept

organic matter

Note

[controlled by ] Heikki Hamalainen" , "[source of definition ] New World Encyclopedia" , "[comments ] I think the new is more relevant and complete in the context

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20889

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 2/14/19

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