soil data woodland 1woodland 2 colourdark brown ph value5.2(acidic) moisture28.9%22.2% organic...
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Soil data
Woodland 1 Woodland 2
colour Dark brown Dark brown
pH value 5.2(acidic) 5.2(acidic)
Moisture 28.9% 22.2%
Organic matter 17.2% 13.2%
Ammonia
Soil of woodland 1
Litter of woodland 1
Reasons for difference of soil between woodland 1 and2
• Woodland 1 has a darker soil colour due to high content of humus
• Woodland 1 has a higher moisture because there are plenty of trees and shrubs. On the contrary,woodland 2 has a lower moisture,because solar energy is easy to reaches the ground surface
• Woodland 1 has a higher degree of decomposition due to favourable micro-climate.
• Woodland 1 has fertile soil due to the existence of animals waste
Litter dataWoodland 1 Woodland 2
Colour Yellow brown Yellow brown
Smell Tree smell Soil,grasses
Content Branches,leaves,animals waste,insects
Branches,leaves,humus
Degree of decomposition
High medium
weight 269.3g 210.1g
Number of animals
About 2 About 2
Reasons for difference of litter between woodland 1 and 2
• Woodland 1 has a higher degree of decomposition due to high amount of trees. And also,the wet and dark condition is favourable for decomposer.
• Woodland 1 has more different content– E.g.animals waste,decayed leaves,branches
due to the different kinds of trees and more numbers of strata.