Forest floor

The forest floor, also called detritus or duff, is the part of a forest ecosystem that mediates between the living, aboveground portion of the forest and the mineral/humus-rich soil, principally composed of decaying plant litter and other dead plant matters such as coarse woody debris. In some countries, like Canada, forest floor refers to L, F and H organic horizons. It hosts a wide variety of decomposers and predators, including invertebrates, fungi, algae, bacteria, and archaea.

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SHADETHRIVE

Gardens for the dark corners — ferns, hostas, and low-light greenery.

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