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Topsoil is the uppermost layer of soil. It's where essential nutrients, microorganisms, and beneficial insects like earthworms reside, helping provide a healthy environment for plants. Topsoil is also ...

Pollen analysis is a powerful method for reconstructing historical ecosystems. Preserved pollen grains in lakebeds and peat ...

Sand isn’t expected to hold water and form peat, but the team suspects that a bedrock layer underlies these sandy deposits, locking water in. White-sand forests cover massive areas of northern ...

According to Wetlands International Malaysia, Malaysian peat swamp forests are categorised as critically endangered forested wetlands. With their deep layers of peat that act like sponges ...

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When peat is drained, usually by the digging of canals for industrial agricultural, it compacts, reducing its water absorption capacity, Kitso said. The dried-out layer of peat that remains is highly ...