Environmental Thesaurus

Last uploaded: September 14, 2024
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ID

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20705

Preferred Name

decomposer

Definitions

[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.

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Type

http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

contributor

0000-0003-0631-8231

scopeNote

LTER EU controlled vocabulary

creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

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.

prefLabel

decomposer

created

2016-03-31

broader

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20702

modified

2018-06-18

exactMatch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/decomposers

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