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deciduous -  A plant (usually a tree) that lose...
decompose -  Break down physically and/or chemi...
decomposers -  The community of fungi, bacteria, ...
decomposition -  The process of breaking dead plant...
density -  Density describes the amount of sp...
depositional -  Stream areas where materials are d...
detritus -  General name for organic material ...
dictyostelids -  Though they look like microfungi, ...
dissolved oxygen -  Aquatic life depends on oxygen to ...
diurnal -  Describes an animal that is most a...
diurnal tide -  A tide that rises and falls twice ...
diversity -  A single unit made up of many diff...

 

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