As the researchers reported online last month in Environmental Science & Technology, this kind of bacteria thrives in the waterlogged sediments, rich with decaying vegetation, that pile up behind beaver dams. (sciencemag.org)
These organic particles are carbon - based and come from decaying vegetation and organisms. (sciencedaily.com)
Millipedes are mild - mannered, slow and gentle vegetarians specializing in decaying vegetation, as if even growing plants are just too much for them to wrestle down and eat. (petbusiness.com)