effects of decomposing dead leaves

Due to increase in falling canopy materials, will raise the amount of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. The forest floor boost the rate of leaf litter decomposition, which escalates plant growth rates as it provides nutrients for the plant. This is a vital part of sustaining a healthy tropical environment. A leaf can completely decompose and its nutrients return to the soil in a matter of a couple of months. Global climate change is driven by gases like carbon dioxide, when too much is emitted into the atmosphere from things like car exhaust and aerosol. Rainforests act as carbon dioxide scrubbers, taking it out of the air. Rainforest plants can’t thrive, if the nutrients aren’t being released back into the soil from decomposition. Therefore, dead leaves decomposition can help the natural environment.