EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

decomposer
type: Concept

deprecated concept
type: Concept

decomposers
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
contributor: 0000-0003-0631-8231
is replaced by: decomposer
scope note: LTER EU controlled vocabulary
definition: [Henderson's] n. any organism that feeds on dead plant and animal matter, breaking it down physically and chemically and recycling elements and organic and inor­ganic compounds to the environment. Decomposers are chieﬂy microorganisms and small invertebrates.
broader: deprecated concept
deprecated: true