What are decomposers? What will be the consequence of their absence in an ecosystem?

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asked Jun 14, 2017 in Environmental Science by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) 34 434 1326

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answered Jun 14, 2017 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 24
Decomposers break down the complex organic substances of garbage, dead animals and plants into simpler inorganic substances that go into the soil and are used up again by the plants in the absence of decomposers recycling of material in the biosphere will not take place.

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