Agriculture Reference
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litter (
e.g.,
most Arthropods) or dig galleries in the soil (most earthworms, termites
or endogeic Coleoptera larvae). The average scales of time and space at which they
operate are, respectively, months to years and decimetres to metres.
Plant roots are considered as hygrobiont organisms. Fine roots operate at meso- space
and time scales. Large roots operate at macro scales since they have long life-spans
and may ramify for distances up to 30 metres from the trunk.
