Problem Number Three: The Amount of Organic Matter in Soils Under Four Vegetation Types
- HF-ID: HF1948-13
- Category: Research Files
- Creator: Chamberlain, A.R., Jr.
- Date: January 13, 1949
- Location: Prospect Hill Tract (Harvard Forest), Slab City Tract (Harvard Forest)
- Media: Paper
- Contents:
- Report. 1 File Folder. 8.5 inches x 11 inches.
- Keywords: soil, organic matter
- Abstract:
- Organic matter found in the soil is derived from two sources, plants and animals. Twigs, needles, leaves, and bark above ground; and roots, insects, burrowing animals, and microorganisms below ground; die and decay, and become incorporated in the soil as organic matter. The value of this organic matter in relation to productivity, water percolation, and available nutrients is known to all persons interested in soils, ie: farmers, foresters, and soil scientists.
- This study is to determine the amount of organic matter at various depths in the soil under four different types of cover, and to determine whether or not there is any correlation between them.
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