Kay_Liberato
soil capstone
a) What type of soil is at your site?
The type of soil in my location is sand and loamy sand.
b) How does your soil’s texture aid or hinder water flow and the movement of nutrients?
For the sand soil type it shows the lack of nutrients probably caused by the human interactions. The sand soil type was found in the areas near the road. Water flowing after it rains brings the inorganic materials into the soil near the road. The loamy sand soil was found further away from the road. Even though it is still sandy it held more moisture, insisting that it can hold more water and there is more nutrients in it.
c) What types of organisms are in the area where you collected the soil?
In the sandy soil, the organisms collected were either just ants and weeds. I noticed that there were holes in the sandy soil, this could from organisms that live under the soil such as lizards. In the loamy sand the organisms collected was ants and also sails. This makes sense since the loamy sand is more moist it holds nutrients that the sail can decompose.
d) What effects do these organisms have on the soil’s qualities?
The sails can decompose the organic material in the soil. The ants can aerate the soil. These two things can only have a positive effect.
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?
The sand soil type that I collected I think is eroded. It is very dry, you can tell that there is not much nutrients in the sand. It wouldn't be any benefit to plant organisms. The sand soil was mostly found near human influences, like near the road. Waste from cars and emissions of carbon dioxide is the probable cause to why the soil is so sandy. The sand is detriment because the other soil that I found closest to the sand soil was moist but still a dry. It is clearly eroding the soil near it.
f) As an ecologist, why is it important to think about soil texture?
It is important to think about soil texture because it can determine what plant species can thrive, how nutrients flow to other organisms, and how water is flowing throughout the environment.
soil capstone
a) What type of soil is at your site?
The type of soil in my location is sand and loamy sand.
b) How does your soil’s texture aid or hinder water flow and the movement of nutrients?
For the sand soil type it shows the lack of nutrients probably caused by the human interactions. The sand soil type was found in the areas near the road. Water flowing after it rains brings the inorganic materials into the soil near the road. The loamy sand soil was found further away from the road. Even though it is still sandy it held more moisture, insisting that it can hold more water and there is more nutrients in it.
c) What types of organisms are in the area where you collected the soil?
In the sandy soil, the organisms collected were either just ants and weeds. I noticed that there were holes in the sandy soil, this could from organisms that live under the soil such as lizards. In the loamy sand the organisms collected was ants and also sails. This makes sense since the loamy sand is more moist it holds nutrients that the sail can decompose.
d) What effects do these organisms have on the soil’s qualities?
The sails can decompose the organic material in the soil. The ants can aerate the soil. These two things can only have a positive effect.
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?
The sand soil type that I collected I think is eroded. It is very dry, you can tell that there is not much nutrients in the sand. It wouldn't be any benefit to plant organisms. The sand soil was mostly found near human influences, like near the road. Waste from cars and emissions of carbon dioxide is the probable cause to why the soil is so sandy. The sand is detriment because the other soil that I found closest to the sand soil was moist but still a dry. It is clearly eroding the soil near it.
f) As an ecologist, why is it important to think about soil texture?
It is important to think about soil texture because it can determine what plant species can thrive, how nutrients flow to other organisms, and how water is flowing throughout the environment.