Ball of Soil - Silt Loam

Since the area that I am observing is very flat a lot of the water is absorbed by the soil so this soil absorbs the water very well and this leads to a lot of sapling to start growing throughout the area. So this soil allows for the water to flow freely and for nutrients to move to different saplings that are located through the observing area. There were some worms in the area that I dug in but they immediately dug deeper in the soil so that they could not be seen. The tunneling of the worms could help with the aeration and permeability of the soil. Tunneling can also help break up the compact soil so that the water can flow more easily throughout the area. This better water flow can also help the plants that are growing in the area because they will able to receive water more easily. I believe that the soil could start to erode if there was enough water fall because the area is very flat so there isn't anywhere for the water to go except in the soil. So once the water table is full then the water will start to stand on top of the soil. This could lead to movement of the soil to different areas. The area that is leaves would be affected because it needs nutrient soil for the new sapling to grow on. So if it moves there might not be as much grow as before. The new location for the soil would have lots of nutrients for new sapling to grow on so there could a lot of new growth in the soils new location.

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