1. Soil Project
Biome: Temperate
Row-dole-pho Brandon
“Charlie” Bernardino

2. Soil Profile
• Standard Soil Profile
• A Horizon
• B Horizon
• C Horizon
http://soils.usda.gov/education/r
esources/lessons/profile/profile.j
pg

3. Horizon Deepness
• Total Deepness
- 30 to 48 inches into
the ground
• A Horizon
- 4 to 6 inches thick
http://soils.usda.gov/education/resourc
es/lessons/profile/profile.jpg

4. Fertility
• Temperate Biomes
- Very fertile
• Soil is very rich
• Decaying grass roots
- Holds soil in place
• Lots of plant material
- Large amount of
Humus
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhi
bits/biomes/grasslands.php#temp

5. Water Content
• Moderate
• Water Content
Reflects Rainfall
- 4 to 36 inches of
rainfall per year
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ndoJPI7F_R
4/SYIAgQTH6II/AAAAAAAAACA/2SF
ohl3w5fo/s400/westBlockGrasslandsN
ationalPark.JPG

6. Composition

7. Linkage
• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/forests.php
• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm
• http://www.enotes.com/earth-science/soil-soil-horizons
• http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/text/biomes/biomes.rainforest
.soil.html
• http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0502.htm