Organic matter, Organisms, Nutrients, Minerals, Air, Water Storages Biological mixing, translocation, leaching, salinization, infiltration Transfers within the soil Organic material including: leaf litter, feces, detritus Inputs Inorganic material from: parent rock, precipitation Uptake by plants, soil erosion, evaporation Outputs Decomposition, weathering, nutrient cycling (Nitrogen, Carbon, Phosphorus Transformations cycles) Soil structure: Sand Silt Clay Soil Texture Triangle: % Sand % Silt % Clay Total Soil Type
Storages Organic matter, Organisms, Nutrients, Minerals, Air, Water Transfers within the soil Biological mixing, translocation, leaching, salinization, infiltration Inputs Organic material including: leaf litter, feces, detritus Inorganic material from: parent rock, precipitation Outputs Uptake by plants, soil erosion, evaporation Transformations Decomposition, weathering, nutrient cycling (Nitrogen, Carbon, Phosphorus cycles) Soil structure: Sand Silt Clay % Sand % Silt % Clay Total Soil Type Soil Texture Triangle:
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