All kinds of soil life need humus.

各生物都需要殖质。

Termites tunnel through wood allowing for decomposition of the wood into humus.

白蚁穿过木材，使木材分解成殖质。

In temperate forests, the build-up of leaf litter creates rich stores of nutrients.

在温带森林里，落叶形成的殖质层可以贮藏养分。

It also adds nothing to the soil as far as nutrients or humus.

除了养分或殖质，它对也没有任何贡献。

The larvae of most Oryctes species will grow to adulthood in decomposing plant material.

多数类犀金龟的幼虫会在殖质里长到成年。

Humus is the rich, organic, and important top part of soil.

殖质是丰富的、有机的和重要的表层部分。

Unlike other usual North American earthworms, these highly active worms eat large amounts of humus.

与其他常见的北美蚯蚓不同，这些高度活跃的蚯蚓吃大量殖质。

However, paper adds little to the soil in terms of humus or nutrients.

然而，在殖质或养分方面，纸质护根物对的贡献很少。

Plants and other soil life cannot survive without humus.

没有殖质，植物和其他生物就不能生存。

Thuret has observed the same fact with certain sea-weeds or Fuci.

Thuret 在某些海藻或殖质到同样的事实。

The organic component of soil, called humus,   is mostly made up of broken down lignin.

的有机成分称为殖质，主要由分解的木质素组成。

It also adds nothing to the soil as far as nutrients or humus. And plastic also can block air from reaching the soil.

塑料不会为增加养分或殖质。塑料还可能阻止空气进入。

A decrease in humus would also threaten birds and other animals that depend on insects that live in soil for food.

殖质的减少也会威胁到鸟类和其他依靠生活在的昆虫为食的动物。

Hammock soil is dark and rich, made up of centuries of accumulation of humus from the droppings of leaves.

吊床是黑暗而肥沃的， 由几个世纪以来从树叶的粪便积累的殖质组成。

It is a mixture of broken rock, humus -- bits of dead plants and animal waste -- air, and water.

它是碎石、殖质（死去的植物和动物粪便的碎片）、空气和水的混合物。

That is not a bad thing, because their decomposition creates nutrients for plants and humus to keep soils wet and full of fresh air.

那并不是一件坏事，因为它们的分解会为植物和殖质创造养分，使保持湿润并充满新鲜空气。

Their job is to break the constant shower of leaves, wood, flowers and dead insects falling from the branches into humus that nourishes the tree.

它们的工作是分解不断落下的树叶、木头、花朵和昆虫尸体将其变为殖质滋养树木。

Soon after the snow is off the round it rises through the dead needles and humus in the pine and fir woods like a bright glowing pillar of fire.

雪花落下后不久，它就从松树和冷杉林的枯针和殖质升起，就像一根明亮的火柱。

But it is also known as " Alabama jumper, " " Jersey wriggler, " and " crazy worm." Unlike other usual North American earthworms, these highly active worms eat large amounts of humus.

但它也被称为“阿拉巴马跳跃者”、“泽西蠕虫”和“疯狂蠕虫”。与其他常见的北美蚯蚓不同，这些高度活跃的蠕虫吃大量殖质。