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It wouldn't flourish because there are no more decomposers. With no decomposition there cannot be a food chain because it all depends on that specific part of the link. You see, the plant population would die. Due to the lack of fungus(decomposers)
The sentence that states that " When Donnie is unhappy with how an experiment has turned out, he chooses not to share his findings with the public or his colleagues"
"he continues performing an experiment until he reaches the conclusion that he wants and expects. "