Biological Science
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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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