Page 12 - The Tree Book

1. Leaf litter 2 Fungi
Minibeasts love living in the cracks in a tree trunk
leaf litter
Dead leaves and twigs that have fallen from the branches are known as leaf litter.
Leaf litter makes an excellent home for animals that like damp, dark places like woodlice, centipedes and worms.
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Fungi can’t make their own food so they take nutrients from plants
Trees can live for hundreds of years, but they can’t live forever. Sometimes tree trunks will fall to the ground too, and the rotten wood is broken down by fungi and minibeasts eating it. This means the nutrients can go back into the soil, making it healthy for new plants to grow.
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