Earthworm is a classic example of terrestrial detritivores, but slugs, woodlice, dung flies, millipedes, and most of the worms are some of the other examples. Detritivores are recyclers of energy as they are being the food sources for the consumers such as carnivores. They recycle the energy mainly in forms of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. The decomposing biological matter is ingested into detritivores, digest inside their digestive system, and shed in simple forms.
Loading. TEMPERATE ZONES The designation temperate is appropriate for the middle latitudes of the southern hemisphere and of the oceans and western coasts in the northern hemisphere, but not for the con tinental interiors and eastern coasts of Asia and North America, for which Koppen's term boreal is better.
In geography, temperate latitudes of the Earth lie between the subtropics and the polar circles. Average yearly temperatures in these regions are not extreme, not burning hot nor freezing cold.Temperate means moderate. Unlike in the tropics, temperatures can vary greatly here, between summer and winter.So, most places with a temperate climate have four seasons: summer, autumn, winter and spring. Other areas with a temperate climate can have very unpredictable weather. Examples are Western Europe, and western North America at latitudes between 40Â° and 60Â° north (65Â°N in Europe). 2  Some parts of the temperate zone have a Mediterranean climate, which have a dry summer â for example Madrid, and Adelaide.