There are lots of factors in how quickly organic material decomposes into compost, including creatures called decomposers. Find out what kind of things are part of nature’s clean-up crew.

Patrice looks at the important role decomposers and scavengers play in the natural world. Patrice looks at the important role decomposers and scavengers play in the natural world. She then visits ...

They are decomposers and detritivores, and are important for the natural balance of the ecosystem. The earthworm’s role is to eliminate decaying or dead organic matter from the soil, which is ...

I cover the living world, from microbes to ecosystems. Decomposer fungi are central to breaking down dead material across ecosystems. As they do so, they move carbon in the soil back into the ...

They remind me to appreciate the overlooked but important workers of nature's clean-up crew, the decomposers. These animals, plants, fungi and bacteria eat dead stuff and help it break down.

Believe it or not, you were surrounded by the FBI. Not the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but a plethora of decomposers and scavengers. FBI: Fungi, Bacteria and Invertebrates. Decomposers and ...