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Soil Structure
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Soil Structure
Defined as- grouping of soil particles into larger pieces called Peds or Aggregates.
- Soil Structure can Impact:
- Air Movement
- Water Movement
- Root Development
- Soil Structure can be Ammended.
- Root Development
- Water Movement
- Air Movement
- Organic Matter
- Functions
- Increases soil porosity & aeration
- Moderates soil temperature & fluctuations
- A source of energy for soil microbes
- Increases moisture holding capacity
- After Decomposition, source of plant nutrients
- Improves the soil structure by binding mineral grain
- After Decomposition, source of plant nutrients
- Increases moisture holding capacity
- A source of energy for soil microbes
- Moderates soil temperature & fluctuations
- Increases soil porosity & aeration
- Functions
- Soil Water
- Functions
- Influences that distribution & growth of forest vegetation
- Acts as a solvent for transporting nutrients to the tree roots
- Influences that distribution & growth of forest vegetation
- Functions
- Soil Structure can Impact:
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- Mind Map on Soil Structure, created by Ryann Grubbs on 14/12/2020.
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