Biological Science

5th Edition

ISBN: 9780321743671

Author: Scott Freeman

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 56, Problem 9TYU

Explain why decomposition rates in a field in Nebraska would differ from the decomposition rates in a field in the Amazon. How do decomposers regulate nutrient availability in ecosystems?

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