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What Are Rotting Wood
Communites?
Picture of a Rotting Wood Organism
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Much of the food in caves is debris from the surface, especially logs, leaves, and twigs. This debris decays in the cave as fungi and bacteria attack the plant matter. Invertebrates such as isopods, diplurans, springtails, and mites also feed on this debris, breaking it down.

Picture of a Rotting Wood Organism
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The above organism is a member of a rotting wood community.

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