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Do special decomposers exist in the tundra?

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The ecosystem in arctic climes have a particular problem in that the low temperature reduces physical breakdown, removes free water from the air, and limits biological activity. Herbivores may become the main agents of decomposition, their grazing preventing an accumulation of undecomposed vegetation. [see web link]

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