Plant litter

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021163",
  "term": "Plant litter",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Plant Litter",
  "definition": "1. Undecomposed plant residues on the soil surface.\n\n2. Uppermost layer of organic debris on the soil surface, essentially the freshly fallen or slightly decomposed vegetal material (SRM 1999). In this document, it includes persistent and non-persistent organic matter that is in contact with the soil surface.\n\n3. Top layer of the forest, scrubland, or grassland floor, directly above the fermentation layer, composed of loose debris of dead sticks, branches, twigs, and recently fallen leaves or needles, little altered in structure by decomposition.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NASA Sustainable Development Indicators Glossary",
    "DOI Bureau of Land Management Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health Glossary at http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/1734-6.pdf",
    "NWCG InciWeb Terminology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/plant-litter/"
}