Meggers24
100_8083
- The soil's texture was mainly composed of clay, then with some sand and silt and so with the majority being clay, not much water and/or nutrients can pass through to roots and groundwater.
- There were a variety of trees spread apart, but the majority of plants were of the same or similar species that were low to the ground which gives me the impression that they are the best adapted to that type of soil. Also, there were a few deer, insects, and mostly birds.
- I don't believe it would because it tends to stay clumped and together rather than losing its minerals and nutrients. The landscape is relatively flat with a slight incline towards some ponds south of it, the nutrients/minerals that did erode wouldn't move very far and it certainly wouldn't change it in any noticeable/drastic way. What would move would move very little, or in heavy rain it would move south towards the pond. I don't think it would have much of an effect on the location it moves to since the pond is very eutrophic as it is, with no noticeable fish life.
- As an ecologist it is very important to think about soil texture because it affects plant life, which can affect organisms throughout a food chain, and water/mineral flow throughout an ecosystem.
100_8083
- The soil's texture was mainly composed of clay, then with some sand and silt and so with the majority being clay, not much water and/or nutrients can pass through to roots and groundwater.
- There were a variety of trees spread apart, but the majority of plants were of the same or similar species that were low to the ground which gives me the impression that they are the best adapted to that type of soil. Also, there were a few deer, insects, and mostly birds.
- I don't believe it would because it tends to stay clumped and together rather than losing its minerals and nutrients. The landscape is relatively flat with a slight incline towards some ponds south of it, the nutrients/minerals that did erode wouldn't move very far and it certainly wouldn't change it in any noticeable/drastic way. What would move would move very little, or in heavy rain it would move south towards the pond. I don't think it would have much of an effect on the location it moves to since the pond is very eutrophic as it is, with no noticeable fish life.
- As an ecologist it is very important to think about soil texture because it affects plant life, which can affect organisms throughout a food chain, and water/mineral flow throughout an ecosystem.