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Detrivore

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007825

1. Any organism that gets most of its nutrients from the detritus in an ecosystem.

2. Organisms that eat detritus, that is, dead plants and animals.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007825
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesChesapeake Bay Glossary; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services Soil Ecology Terms Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007825",
  "term": "Detrivore",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any organism that gets most of its nutrients from the detritus in an ecosystem.\n\n2. Organisms that eat detritus, that is, dead plants and animals.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services Soil Ecology Terms Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/detrivore/"
}

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