What is The BreakDown?

The act or process of failing to function or continue

The social dislocations resulting from government policies

dislocation, disruption, perturbation – the act of causing disorder

a mental or physical breakdown, crack-up, collapse, prostration

an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

Electricity ~ The abrupt failure of an insulator or insulating medium to restrict the flow of current.

a cessation of normal operation

An analysis, an outline, or a summary consisting of itemized data or essentials

The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

an analysis into mutually exclusive categories, partitioning, analytic thinking

Disintegration or decomposition into parts or elements
Composting

Organic matter break down is a biological process performed by soil organisms (microorganisms, earthworms, microarthropods, ants, beetles etc) completing chemical and physical transformations. Break down of organic matter involves physical fragmentation, chemical alteration of organic matter and finally release of mineral nutrients. Different organisms are involved with the different stages of the decomposition.

Leaf and root systems are naturally colonised by microorganisms. Break down starts almost immediately after the organism, or part of it, dies. These colonies of microorganisms use enzymes to oxidise the organic matter to obtain energy and carbon. Earthworms and other larger soil animals, such as mites, collembola (springtails), and ants assist in the decomposition of organic matter by incorporating it into the sub-surface soil, where conditions are usually more favourable for decomposition than on the soil surface. The soil animals fragment the organic material, which increases its surface area and allows it to be further colonised and decomposed by microorganisms.

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