What does forest floor consists of?
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The forest floor, also called detritus, duff and the O horizon, is one of the most distinctive features of a forest ecosystem. It mainly consists of shed vegetative parts, such as leaves, branches, bark, and stems, existing in various stages of decomposition above the soil surface.
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The forest floor, also called detritus, duff and the O horizon, is one of the most distinctive features of a forest ecosystem. It mainly consists of shed vegetative parts, such as leaves, branches, bark, and stems, existing in various stages of decomposition above the soil surface.
The forest floor consists of organic residues (leaves, branches, bark, stems) in various stages of decomposition present on the top of the mineral soil. ... In contrast, the lightest and thinnest forest floors usually occur in tropical rain forests where decomposition rates are rapid.
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