The living microbial biomass includes<span> the microorganisms responsible for decomposition (breakdown) of both plant residues and active </span>soil organic matter<span> or detritus. Humus is the stable fraction of the </span>soil organic matter<span> that is formed from decomposed plant and animal tissue. It is the final product of decomposition.</span>
Abyssal Plain I think. Sorry if it’s wrong.
The Minoan period saw extensive trade by Crete with Aegean and Mediterranean settlements, particularly those in the Near East. Through traders and artists, Minoans cultural influence reached beyond Crete to the Cyclades, the Old Kingdom of Egypt, copper-bearing Cyprus, Canaan and the Levantine coast and Anatolia.
