Leaf litter
Leaf litter is dead plant material, mostly leaves from trees or shrubs, that has fallen to the ground. Leaf litter is an important part of ecosystem, as it serves as shelter or as a food source for arthropods.[1]
Leaf Litter Media
Leaf litter, mainly White Beech, Gmelina leichhardtii, from Black Bulga State Conservation Area, NSW, Australia
Litter fall in the North American Baldcypress Swamp Network, Illinois to Louisiana, 2003
Common wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
Fungi in the forest floor (Marselisborg Forests in Denmark)
A skink, Eutropis multifasciata, in leaf litter in Sabah, Malaysia
A budget for organic matter in a mature (120-year-old) Scots pine monoculture (SWECON site). Based on data from Andersson et al.(1980). Units are in kg of organic matter per ha. Att. -attached; Surf. -surface; min. -mineral; and veg. -vegetation
Litterfall and throughfall collectors at beech stand in Thetford, East Anglia
References
- ↑ "The Importance of Leaf Litter". Reflection Riding | Chattanooga nature center, native plant nursery & historic open space. Retrieved 2025-06-30.