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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > ecology > trophic relationships > heterotrophs > saprotrophs > saprophytes
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > trophic relationships > heterotrophs > saprotrophs > saprophytes
Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > heterotrophs > saprotrophs > saprophytes
Preferred Term:

saprophytes

Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
saprotrophs
Entry Terms:
  • necrophytism
  • necrophytes
  • saprobes
  • fungal decomposers
  • decomposer fungi
  • saprophytism
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/45471
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