Rotting Logs - Biodegradation

We went outside today to investigate rotting logs and to try to identify the different species involved in decomposition. We mapped out the members of the ecosystem of the rotting log. We identified different types of ants, spiders, millipedes, centipedes, sowbugs, slugs, snails, toads, salamanders, fungi, beetle larvae, and termites. We connected this back to our study of ecosystems and the important role decomposers have in returning nutrients to the soil.