Jillian357
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Most of my soil I found to be silty clay which has a large capacity for water which hinders the water flow and movement of nutrients. From prior knowledge I know that the pond bottom is mostly clay which creates a barrier for water which in turn doesn’t allow the pond to drain. I also found some more sandy loam in the forest area which has a lower capacity for water which allows more of a flow of water and movement of nutrients.
Types of organisms that are in the area where I collected the soil range from deer and muskrat to frogs and fish in the nearby pond. These organisms have an effect on the soil’s qualities by introducing more nutrients to the soil. The soil I collected is unlikely to be eroded. The only way soil would be eroded in my capstone site is if it rained a lot and water ran from the pond into the neighboring field. But if the soil from my site moved into the field next door then that would effect the soil of the field which a farmer plants his crops each year. The part in which the soil eroded into could be less likely to grow any seeds planted there due to the lack of movement of nutrients in the silty clay.
An ecologist should think about soil texture because it determines what organisms will live there and that determines the environment. All this information is needed is any research is done or any experiment are being run.
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Most of my soil I found to be silty clay which has a large capacity for water which hinders the water flow and movement of nutrients. From prior knowledge I know that the pond bottom is mostly clay which creates a barrier for water which in turn doesn’t allow the pond to drain. I also found some more sandy loam in the forest area which has a lower capacity for water which allows more of a flow of water and movement of nutrients.
Types of organisms that are in the area where I collected the soil range from deer and muskrat to frogs and fish in the nearby pond. These organisms have an effect on the soil’s qualities by introducing more nutrients to the soil. The soil I collected is unlikely to be eroded. The only way soil would be eroded in my capstone site is if it rained a lot and water ran from the pond into the neighboring field. But if the soil from my site moved into the field next door then that would effect the soil of the field which a farmer plants his crops each year. The part in which the soil eroded into could be less likely to grow any seeds planted there due to the lack of movement of nutrients in the silty clay.
An ecologist should think about soil texture because it determines what organisms will live there and that determines the environment. All this information is needed is any research is done or any experiment are being run.