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|definition= Small pieces of dead and decomposing plants and animals.<ref name="Hendersons"> Lawrence E. and Henderson W. D. (2005), Henderson’s dictionary of biology, Eleanor Lawrence. 748 p. </ref>.}}
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|definition=Dead organic matter and the decomposers that live on it; when broken up by decomposers, detritus provides energy to many coastal ecosystems.}}
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Latest revision as of 12:58, 1 March 2022

Definition of Detritus:
Dead organic matter and the decomposers that live on it; when broken up by decomposers, detritus provides energy to many coastal ecosystems.
This is the common definition for Detritus, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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