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

温带森林里，落叶形成的质层可以贮藏养分。

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

除了养分或质，它对土壤也没有任何贡献。

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

然而，质或养分方面，纸质护根物对土壤的贡献很少。

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

质是土壤中丰富的、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，这些高活跃的蚯蚓吃大量质。

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

多数种类犀金龟的幼虫会质里长到成年。

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

白蚁穿过木材，使木材分解成质。

All kinds of soil life need humus.

各种土壤生物都需要质。

Plants and other soil life cannot survive without humus.

没有质，植物和其他土壤生物就不能生存。

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

吊床土壤是黑暗而肥沃的， 由几个纪以来从树叶的粪便中积累的质组成。

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

质的减少也会威胁到鸟类和其他依靠生活土壤中的昆虫为食的动物。

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

塑料不会为土壤增加养分或质。塑料还可能阻止空气进入土壤。

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

它是碎石、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质创造养分，使土壤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质中升起，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，这些高活跃的蠕虫吃大量质。

Give them good, rich soil with plenty of organic matter, a lot of sun, not too much wind, and plenty of water, and it really is quite hard to go wrong.

为它们提供肥沃、富含质的土壤，充足的阳光， 避免强风， 并保持充足的水分，这样就很难出错了。