Nutrient immobilization - nutrients assimilated and incorporated into the tissues of decomposers become unavailable for recycling Mineralization - death, consumption, and leaching of soluble nutrients from the decomposing substrate release minerals contained in the microbial and detritus biomass which makes them available for use by primary producers and microbes.
(the decomposing substrate release minerals; contained; in the microbial and detritus biomass) (immobilization - nutrients; incorporated; into the tissues of decomposers) (the microbial and detritus biomass; makes; them available for use by primary producers and microbes)
the decomposing substrate release minerals immobilization - nutrients the microbial and detritus biomass
contained incorporated makes
in the microbial and detritus biomass
into the tissues of decomposers
them available for use by primary producers and microbes