Decomposers don't just deal with waste on the ground. Some help clean water by filtering it and absorbing the nutrients. For more information about garbage, check out the Science Trek website.

This may reflect increased labile carbon consumption by the more active decomposer community. The greenhouse food web became more homogenized across depth relative to control conditions, owing to ...

Decomposers such as bacteria and fungi work overtime when the rains come — water helps them break down waste material quickly. But some desert decomposers operate even in dry times. Take termites.