'Tropical soils' diaporamas de présentation

Geogg124 The Terrestrial Carbon Cycle

Geogg124 The Terrestrial Carbon Cycle. P. Lewis Professor of Remote Sensing UCL Geography & NERC NCEO. Aims of lecture. In this lecture, we will: consider the importance of understanding the science of climate change look at basic principles of energy transfer in the earth system

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Soil and Food

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Rainforests

Rainforests. The rainforest is incredibly complex The rainforest is incredibly productive The rainforest cycles nutrients incredibly quickly The rainforest soils are incredibly fragile. Rainforests.

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Wednesday, Oct. 7

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Lecture 3 Soil Engineers

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Some Recent Research Regarding Soil Physical Properties

Some Recent Research Regarding Soil Physical Properties. Russell Yost, Ph.D. Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Science University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Particle size determination in Soils of the Tropics.

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Environmental Relationships in Tropical Rainforests

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Formation of Soil

Formation of Soil. Pg. 55. Development of soil. Soil is: Loose rock particles Decaying organic matter (called humus) Result of chemical and mechanical weathering Beings with mechanical weathering and then animals and bacteria live in weathered material and create the humus

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Different soil types develop in different climates.

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Rebecca DeCamp

Rebecca DeCamp. Section 1-4 Weathering and Soil formation . Weathering. The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces Two basic types- mechanical & chemical M echanical- caused by physical means Chemical- chemical breakdown of rock into new substances . Rates of weathering (1).

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Different soil types develop in different climates.

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Different soil types develop in different climates.

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