Detritivores and saprotrophs are both involved in decomposing the dead biological matter yet there are interesting but slight differences between their methods. Detritivores. Detritivores are a type of heterotrophs that feed on the dead or organic biomass including animals, plants, and faeces. Detritivores are essentially able to digest lumps of biomass separately; hence, most of the unicellular organisms (bacteria and protozoa) and fungi may not fall into the category of detritivores.
The majority of Earth's population and its largest cities are in the Northern Hemisphere, although there are large cities such as Lima, Peru, Cape Town, South Africa, Santiago, Chile, and Auckland, New Zealand.
Boreal Forest The uppermost Northern Hemisphere, North America, Europe, and Asia have significant expanses of land. The boreal forests ring the regions immediately south of the Arctic Circle in a vast expanse that easily rivals the rainforest regions of the world.oreal Forest The uppermost Northern Hemisphere, North America, Europe, and Asia have significant expanses of land. The boreal forests ring the regions immediately south of the Arctic Circle in a vast expanse that easily rivals the rainforest regions of the world.