The speed with which detritus is broken down is important to the whole ecosystem because this breakdown releases nutrients essential to plant growth and to continued primary productivity.
(detritus; is broken down; ) (The speed with which detritus is broken down; is; important to the whole ecosystem; because this breakdown releases nutrients essential to plant growth and to continued primary productivity) (this breakdown; releases; nutrients essential to plant growth and to continued primary productivity)
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important to the whole ecosystem because this breakdown releases nutrients essential to plant growth and to continued primary productivity
nutrients essential to plant growth and to continued primary productivity