mouseymouse121
Bartlett_A bio482, 2013, soiltest, lab_01
What type of soil is at your site? Sandy loam, The ball I formed broke and the ribbon test determined that it was mainly loam, the texture was sandy.
How does your soil’s texture aid or hinder water flow and the movement of nutrients?
Sandy loam allows for better irrigation of water due to the larger air spaces created by the larger sand particles.
What types of organisms are in the area where you collected the soil?
The vegetation is some what sparse by the shoreline of the lake however, sandy loam is an ideal type of soil to grow plants in. The types of organisms that inhabit the sandy loam areas are plants that are able to tap into the soil that is able to retain water really well. The plants have to be able to thrive in a consistently moist soil environment. The organisms present in the soil provide it with more nutrients and more space for water to irrigate in to.
e)Is the soil you collected likely to be eroded? How would its loss affect the current location? Where would it erode to in your site? How would its presence affect the location it moves to? f)As an ecologist, why is it important to think about soil texture?
The soil I collected can be easily eroded, especially areas where there is less moisture, due to the sand content of the soil. The soil would most likely erode into the Lake because of the decline into the lake. The presence of the eroded sandy loam might begin to dry the lake up (if enough of it were collected in the lake)
Bartlett_A bio482, 2013, soiltest, lab_01
What type of soil is at your site? Sandy loam, The ball I formed broke and the ribbon test determined that it was mainly loam, the texture was sandy.
How does your soil’s texture aid or hinder water flow and the movement of nutrients?
Sandy loam allows for better irrigation of water due to the larger air spaces created by the larger sand particles.
What types of organisms are in the area where you collected the soil?
The vegetation is some what sparse by the shoreline of the lake however, sandy loam is an ideal type of soil to grow plants in. The types of organisms that inhabit the sandy loam areas are plants that are able to tap into the soil that is able to retain water really well. The plants have to be able to thrive in a consistently moist soil environment. The organisms present in the soil provide it with more nutrients and more space for water to irrigate in to.
e)Is the soil you collected likely to be eroded? How would its loss affect the current location? Where would it erode to in your site? How would its presence affect the location it moves to? f)As an ecologist, why is it important to think about soil texture?
The soil I collected can be easily eroded, especially areas where there is less moisture, due to the sand content of the soil. The soil would most likely erode into the Lake because of the decline into the lake. The presence of the eroded sandy loam might begin to dry the lake up (if enough of it were collected in the lake)