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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 data
Woodland 1
Woodland 2
Colour
Yellow brown
Yellow brown
Smell
Tree smell
Soil,grasses
Content
Branches,leaves, Branches,leaves,
animals
humus
waste,insects
medium
High
Degree of
decomposition
weight
Number of
animals
269.3g
210.1g
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.