Assertion: millipede | /r/CapableOf | play important role
Facets:
value: in decomposition
type: TEMPORAL
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Where earthworm populations are low in tropical forests, millipedes play an important role in facilitating microbial decomposition of the leaf litter.
text: They often play important roles in the breakdown and decomposition of plant litter: estimates of consumption rates for individual species range from 1 to 11 percent of all leaf litter, depending on species and region, and collectively millipedes may consume nearly all the leaf litter in a region.