( Detritivores ( ( ( ( decompose ( organic ( material ( and ( transfer ( chemical elements ) ) ) ) ) ) ( in ( inorganic forms ) ) ) ( to ( ( abiotic reservoirs ) ( such ( as ( ( ( ( ( soil , ) water ) , ) and ) air ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Detritivores)) (VP (VBD decompose) (NP (JJ organic) (NN material) (CC and) (NN transfer) (NN chemical) (NNS elements)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ inorganic) (NNS forms))) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (JJ abiotic) (NNS reservoirs)) (PP (JJ such) (IN as) (NP (NP (NN soil)) (, ,) (NP (NN water)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NN air))))))) (. .)))
Detritivores decompose organic material and transfer chemical elements in inorganic forms to abiotic reservoirs such as soil, water, and air.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Detritivores)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN term)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNS decomposers)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP consume) (NP (NP (JJ dead) (NNS leaves)) (, ,) (NP (NN animal) (NNS feces)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (JJ other) (JJ organic) (NN debris)) (VP (VBN collected) (PP (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN ground))) (CC or) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN bottom)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN water)))))))))))))))) (. .)))