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Peat has accumulated over a long number of years in waterlogged conditions It consists mainly of sphagnum moss as well as leaves roots seeds of other plants including grasses sedges shrubs and trees Peat contains a high level of moisture and organic. Sedimentary organic matter coal black shales oil gas brPage 2br Sedimentary organic matter verview coal black shales oil gas brPage 3br brPage 10br brPage 11br brPage 12br brP Chris Evans, Jane Hall, Ed Rowe. Why revisit peat? . Country. Peat area (km. 2. ). Russia (European). 213,000 . Finland. 85,000 . Sweden. 66,000 . Lesson two: Soils. Time to observe and learn. You will examine three types of soil:. Clay. Sand. Loam. You will need to read and follow the instructions carefully. After examining the soil types:. What are some ways we can classify soils?. Wales (...woodland and HNV). Bridget . Emmett. 1. , Barry Rawlins. 2. , Francesca Cigna. 2. , Colm Jordan. 2. , Lindsay Maskell. 1. , Chris Evans. 1. , Emma Tebbs. 1. and the GMEP team. 1. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology . Environmental . Literacy Project. Michigan State University. . Decomposers . Unit. Activity . 5.3: . Explaining How Fungi Grow: Digestion . and Biosynthesis. Unit Map. 2. You are here. Revisit your arguments. Glomus. sp.) AND ORGANIC MATTER ON CACTUS PEAR (. Opuntia. . albicarpa. ) GROWTH IN TWO SOIL TYPES. Gardezi. , A. K. ., . Márquez-. Berber. , S. R. ., . Figueroa-Sandoval, B. ., . Flores-Magdaleno, . Environmental . Literacy Project. Michigan State University. . Plants . Unit. Activity 5.4: . Explaining How Plants Grow: Biosynthesis. Unit Map. 2. You are here. Revisit your arguments. Think about what you know now that you didn’t know before. What have you learned?. Care for these RESOURCES. Starting with The Basics!. What is soil. Naturally deposited MIXTURE of:. R. ock particles. “Organic” materials. Air. Water. Soil Components. Soil Components. Air. = Mixture of atmospheric gases. Objectives. Define: acidity, alkalinity, buffering capacity, soil pH. List and describe inherent factors that affect soil pH. Describe how to manage soil pH. Describe how soil pH affects soil function. Gravel – larger than 2 mm. Sand – 0.05 to 2 mm. Silt – 0.002 to 0.05 mm. Clay – smaller than 0.002 mm. soil. Renewable resource. Renews . very. slowly. 1 cm takes 15 years to form. soil. Importance. Matter and Energy What is matter? Matter and Energy What is matter? It's what everything that occupies space and has mass is made of And everything like that is made out of chemical elements There are 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, and a number of synthetic ones C. Feldmann & U. Hamm. 1. Background. Increasing discussions on organic . and . local food. complementary . trends . or . substitutional. quality attributes?. Gracia. . et al. (2014. ): both . food quality attributes are . Lémery. . nof. a chemistry book that classified substances according to their origin as mineral, vegetable, or animal. Compounds derived from plants and animals became known as . organic . and those derived from nonliving sources were inorganic.. Objectives. Define: soil organic matter. Explain the role of inherent factors affecting soil organic matter. Explain the five soil organic matter management practices. Explain how soil organic matter relates to soil function.