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Detrital Energy and the Decomposition of Organic Matter

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The decomposition of organic carbon provides key energy inputs to most food webs, and this is especially true in fluvial ecosystems. These energy pathways are referred to as detrital or detritus-based, and the immediate consumers of this material are decomposers and detritivores.

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