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forest soil

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forest soil [′fär·əst ‚sȯil]
(forestry)
The natural medium for growth of tree roots and associated forest vegetation.


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The forest soils in the Staircase area are classified as the most landslide-prone soil type in Oregon and among the most unstable in the world, according to a press release from Wyden's office.
For example, the organic content of grassland soils is higher, and is found to greater depths than in forest soils because of the greater root density and slower rate of decomposition in the former.
Generalized data on the thicknesses of the epipedon layer and soil cover Significant differences were observed between the mean EPL thicknesses of different soil types, and of arable and forest soils (Table 2).
 
 
 
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