Dead organic matter, both plant and animal.

A general term covering all unconsolidated sediments.

a loose collection of decaying or waste material. Endothermic: "warm blooded," or an organism that absorbs heat.

Disintegrated or broken up mineral or organic material in a water body.

Dead organic matter, mostly from plants and usually in particulate form, including dissolved organic matter, but not inorganic matter and various organisms often associated with it.

decomposed or partly decomposed plant and animal matter

debris, rubbish, waste

a major food-source in a variety of ecosystems, consisting of organic remains of plants and animals, often heavily colonised by bacteria.

dead and decaying plant and animal matter and associated decomposing organisms

an accumulation of dead plant and animal tissue and fine sediment.

Detritus - A collective term for loose rock and mineral material that is worn off or removed directly by mechanical means, as by disintegration or abrasion.

Organic matter produced by the decay of organic products. Many species feed primarily on detritus, such as shrimp species, bottom-dwelling worms, most fly species, and some bottom-dwelling fish species.

Accumulated silt and organic debris on the bed of a river or still water

tiny fragments of decomposing plant/animal matter.

Decaying material from once living plants and animals.

(3) a non-dissolved product of the disintigration or wearing away of organic or inorganic matter.

Material formed by mechanical breakage or abrasion of parent rocks. Detrital is the descriptive term.

The dead organic matter, such as fallen leaves, twigs, and other plant and animal wastes, that exists in any ecosystem.

particulate floating, suspended or settled organic material.

Minerals or rock fragments that eroded and end up in a different region from natural causes, such as downstream currents.

1.) A general term for loose rock fragments produced by mechanical weathering. Also used in reference to other small particles of inorganic or organic matter. 2) Organic matter produced by the decay or disintegration of a substance or tissue (Morris 1992).

Decomposed plant and animal matter that has been worked to sediment size through the action of water and sand.

particulate matter produced by or remaining after the wearing away or disintegration of a substance or tissue; scales, crusts, or loosened skin

Organic debris from decomposing plants and animals.

Organic waste matter that collects on the bottom of fish tanks.

Loose rock and mineral material produced by mechanical disintegration and removed from its place of origin by wind, water, gravity, or ice; also, find particles of organic matter, such as plant debris.

Organic compounds, usually collecting at the bottom of the aquarium.

Grayish piles of organic compounds that accumulate in the aquarium. Commonly will contain fish wastes, fragments of rock, leftover food, among other things. Usually detritus will accumulate in low water flow areas, sumps, etc.

fresh to partly decomposed plant or animal material.

loose material (such as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration Testing for Water Quality

debris such as dead organisms, fecal pellets, and mucus products from plankton

Waste by-products from tool manufacture. Most frequently applied to chips and fragments resulting from stone flaking.

Fragments of plant or animal remains.

remains of dead, decaying organisms mixed with inorganic material.

Particles from dead, decaying plants and animals.

decaying organic debris that forms silt like layers on the floor of the wetland, and creates a food base in streams.

loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

Organic or inorganic debris.

Minute fragments of plant parts found on the soil surface. When fused together by algae or soil particles, this is an indicator that surface water was recently present.

Sediments or fragments of loose, disaggregated rock are known as detritus. These fragments are angular and of varying size, and are easily transportable. They accumulated at the base of slopes.

fragments of decaying plant, animal, or other organic material.

fragmented dead material

Organic debris from decomposing plants or animals.

The organic result of the decay of plants

loose matter on the sea floor.

small temporary vegetable material on the streambed such as leaves, bark, twigs.

Settleable material suspended in the water: organic detritus, from the decomposition of the broken down remains of organisms; inorganic detritus, settleable mineral materials.

the material that is created from the decomposition of dead organic plant and animal remains.

Tiny bits of dead plant and animal material in water.

Non-debris sediment or bed load characterized as fine or course. Fine detritus is a fairly uniform bed load of silt, sand, gravel more or less devoid of floating debris, tending to deposit upon diminution of velocity. Coarse detritus consists of coarse gravel or rock fragments.

(di tr' s) The matter, such as leaves and other organic debris, that accumulates on the forest floor.

Dead plant material that is in the process of decomposition.

It is when the rock fragments or minerals on the Earth's surface erodes by natural causes, ending up to a different region. For example: Downstream currents.

Loose materials

n. Dead organic matter.

organic matter partially from disintegrated rock but usually at least in part from dead plants or animals.

Organic material resulting from decomposing plant and animal remains.

Particulate material that enters into a marine or aquatic system. If derived from decaying organic matter it is organic detritus. Many invertebrate organisms in the sediments are detritus feeder, so detritus is a vital part of the food chain. Detritus can eventually break down into humic material.

Decaying organic matter found in the top layer of soil or mixed with wetland waters; a food source for many small wetland organisms.

Dead and decomposing animal or plant material that collects on the bottom of fish tanks. It is often noticeable as a layer of oily stuff or gunk that builds up in mechanical filter systems or under gravel filters.

The solid fragments resulting from either mechanical or chemical weathering.

Piles of organic compounds that accumulate in the aquarium. Commonly will contain fish wastes, fragments of rock, leftover food, and so on. Usually detritus will accumulate in low water flow areas (tank corners, sumps, etc.). Detritus is rich in plant nutrients (in other words, the bad algae's food) and should be removed via mechanical filtration, good circulation, siphoning, and water changes.

The particulate, organic remains and waste of organisms. It constitutes a major food source in marine ecosystems.

Accumulated organic debris from dead organisms, often an important source of nutrients in a food web.

Organic remains deposited by water.

accumulated debris at the bottom of an aquarium or pond; composed of decomposing plant leaves, other vegetation, dead animals, wastes, leftover food, and other decomposing organic entities; once decomposed, this becomes mulm/sludge.

Dung and decaying matter. A detritivore is an animal that eats detritus. For more details on detritus.

A mass of dissolved organic compounds.

fresh to partly decomposed plant and animal matter

Tiny particles of material found in sediments or suspended in water. Organic detritus is derived from the decomposition of organisms: inorganic detritus is derived from the erosion of rocks and other mineral materials. Many text books on limnology restrict the meaning of detritus to include only organic detritus. [Lat. detritus, wearing down.

Solid waste matter on the tank bottom.

dee-TRy-tiss) Waste materials, litter, rotting organic matter. Compost is valuable detritus.

Dead organic material comprising mostly phytoplankton, large aquatic plants, and litter from terrestrial vegetation. This material provides substantial amounts of organic carbon to the estuary and may be an important source of energy for the food web in some parts of the estuarine ecosystem.

Small particles of organic matter, largely derived from the breakdown of dead vegetation. Detritus is an important source of food in marshes and mudflats.

Organic material that is either waste material from an organism or decomposing plants and animals.

Small fragments of rock which have been worn or broken away from a mass by the action of water or WAVES.

non-living particulate organic matter inhabited by decomposer organisms. including dissolved carbon-containing substances excreted by plants and animals as well as soluble organic materials released from decaying plant and animal tissues.

Decaying organic materials.

dead, decaying plant material

parts of dead organisms and cast-off fragments and wastes of living organisms.

accumulated organic debris from dead organisms, a source of nutrients in a food chain

A layer of undissolved, unrecognizeable, organic compounds. It is often noticeable as a greyish mass of gunk that builds up on the floor of the aquarium, mechanical filter pads, or beneath undergravel filters. Composed primarily of reduced fecal pellets, dead vegetal matter, and uneaten food. Also refered to as "mulm".

Dead organic material, both plant a nd animal

particles of organic material from dead and decomposing organisms. Detritus is the result of the activity of decomposers (organisms that decompose organic material).

newly dead or decaying organic matter coated with bacteria.

Loose material such as rock fragments and organic particles, that result directly from disintegration of the parent material. Synonymous with debris.

Dead and decomposing organic matter.

Rotting vegetable material.

the coarse debris, such as sand and grit, carried by wastewater. b c

Loose material such as; rock, sand, silt, and organic particles.

Waste material that accumulated in gray piles in the aquarium. Detritus is high in nutrients and should be removed when possible to help prevent the growth of unwanted algae.

Loose fragments, particles, or grains that have been formed by disintegrating rocks; or dead organic material in the process of decomposition.

Litter formed from fragments of dead material in aquatic environments.

Dead organic matter of plant or animal. See also detrivore.

Loose material, such as rock fragments or organic particles, that results from disintegration, decay, or wearing away.

partially decomposed (dead) organic matter.

particles of debris from decaying plants and animals

Finely divided material suspended in the water that usually settles to the bottom.

fresh to partly decomposed plant or animal matter.

Boulders, rocks, gravel, sand, soil that has eroded from mountains over time.

General name for organic material ...

Organic material in various stages of decomposition.

Dead and decomposing plant and animal material

Organic remains of plants and animals colonised by bacteria. A major food source in marine ecosystems.

decaying leaves and plants

and accumulation of small fragments such as sand, silt, etc. worn away from rock. – detrital (de-TRI-tl), adj. composed of or involving detritus. [AHDOS

Small pieces of dead and decomposing plants and animals; detached and broken-down fragments of structure; Pertains to small organic particles like leaves, twigs, etc.

Another term for sediments; often used to refer to broken-up organic debris such as particles of wood and leaves, etc.

a mixture of decaying plant and animal remains covered with microorganisms.

1. Fragments of rock produced by disintegration. 2. Any accumulation of disintegrated material or debris.

Detritus (adjective detrital) is a geological term used to describe particles of rock derived from pre-existing rock through processes of weathering and erosion. Detrital particles can consist of lithic fragments (particles of recogniseable rock), or of monomineralic fragments (mineral grains). These particles are often transported through sedimentary processes into depositional systems such as riverbeds, lakes or the ocean forming sedimentary successions.

In biology, detritus is non-living particulate organic material (as opposed to dissolved organic material). It typically includes the bodies of dead organisms, fragments of organisms or faecal material, and is normally colonised by communities of microorganisms which act to decompose (or remineralize) the material. The term is used to refer to organic fragments intermixed with soil on the land, but more commonly refers to material found suspended in water.