1 a person who acquires goods and services for his or her own personal needs. Compare â producer â 6. 2 a person or thing that consumes. 3 usually pl (Ecology) an organism, esp. an animal, within a community that feeds upon plants or other animals.
Characterization of a Sandy Soil by Three Sampling Methods 365. The challenge in defining the variability in the soil is not only how to define these. natural bodies, but also how to quantify the constituents within the soil.
The interaction of the five soil-forming factors; time, climate, parent material, topography, and plant and animal life, result in the development of a soil profile. A soil profile is a vertical section of the soil beginning at the surface and extending down into the unconsolidated underlying material to a depth of 60 inches or more.