Assertion: earthworm | /r/HasAspect | major role
Facets:
value: in plant litter decomposition
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in oligotrophic tropical forests
type: LOCATION
value: in incorporation
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Although litter-burying (anecic) earthworms appear not to be as prevalent in tropical as in temperate climates (Lavelle, 1983), in oligotrophic tropical forests where communities are dominated by litter-feeding epigeic and anecic species, earthworms may have a major role in plant litter decomposition and incorporation (Fragoso and Lavelle, 1995).