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a) The soil is loamy sand. I can make a ball but the ball is fragile.
b) The soil's texture aid water flow and the movement of nutrients. When I pour some water into the hole that I made, water instilled very quickly.(300ml of water and took about 40 sec)
c) I found some isopods (pill bug) on the spot that I made a hole.
d) I don't think isopods have big effect on the soil's quality. The soil around this area is basically from the decomposed leafs, the lead molds, and the surface layer of the soil was actually covered by half-decomposed plants. I expected to see earthworms but I didn't find them.
e) The soil is covered by living plants and plant's root made soil steady. Not eroded at all. If the soil is lost, maybe population of the plants would decrease and other organisms like bugs would leave.
f) Soil texture affects the amount of water that area can hold, and water is essential to most of the organisms. Soil texture tell us about how the soil is fertile. It helps ecologist to undersand current ecology of the area and also helps when planing a restoration on that area.
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a) The soil is loamy sand. I can make a ball but the ball is fragile.
b) The soil's texture aid water flow and the movement of nutrients. When I pour some water into the hole that I made, water instilled very quickly.(300ml of water and took about 40 sec)
c) I found some isopods (pill bug) on the spot that I made a hole.
d) I don't think isopods have big effect on the soil's quality. The soil around this area is basically from the decomposed leafs, the lead molds, and the surface layer of the soil was actually covered by half-decomposed plants. I expected to see earthworms but I didn't find them.
e) The soil is covered by living plants and plant's root made soil steady. Not eroded at all. If the soil is lost, maybe population of the plants would decrease and other organisms like bugs would leave.
f) Soil texture affects the amount of water that area can hold, and water is essential to most of the organisms. Soil texture tell us about how the soil is fertile. It helps ecologist to undersand current ecology of the area and also helps when planing a restoration on that area.