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

在温带森林里，落叶形成腐层可以贮藏养分。

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

与其他常见北美蚯蚓不同，这些高度活跃蚯蚓吃大量腐。

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

多数种类犀金龟幼虫会在腐里长到成年。

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

白蚁穿过木材，使木材分解成腐。

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.

但也被为“阿拉巴马跳跃者”、“泽西蠕虫”和“疯狂蠕虫”。与其他常见北美蚯蚓不同，这些高度活跃蠕虫吃大量腐。

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，因为分解会为植物和腐创造养分，使土壤保持湿润并充满新鲜空气。

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腐。塑料还可能阻止空气进入土壤。

All kinds of soil life need humus.

各种土壤生物都需要腐。

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

然而，在腐或养分方面，纸护根物对土壤贡献很少。

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.

工作是分解不断落下树叶、木头、花朵和虫尸体将其变为腐滋养树木。

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

除了养分或腐，对土壤也没有任何贡献。

Plants and other soil life cannot survive without humus.

没有腐，植物和其他土壤生物就不能生存。

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

腐是土壤中丰富、有机和重要表层部分。

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

腐减少也会威胁到鸟类和其他依靠生活在土壤中虫为食动物。

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.

为提供肥沃、富含腐土壤，充足阳光， 避免强风， 并保持充足水分，这样就很难出错了。

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， 由几个世纪以来从树叶粪便中积累腐组成。

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

是碎石、腐（死去植物和动物粪便碎片）、空气和水混合物。