BROOKER BIOLOGY
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To explain: The reasons for the growth of lush green tropical forests on thin soil from which nutrients have been leached due to heavy rainfall.
Introduction: Leaching is the process by inorganic ions, minerals and nutrients are removed from different kinds of soil due to percolation of water through the materials. The fertility of the soils can be reduced to heavy rainfall because of the leaching of a large number of nutrients from the soil. These nutrients enhance the growth of aquatic plants and algae.
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Ch. 38.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 38.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 38.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 38.2 - How might soil crusts influence the ecology and...Ch. 38.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 38.2 - Prob. 1EQCh. 38.2 - Prob. 2EQCh. 38.3 - Prob. 1CSCh. 38.3 - Prob. 2CSCh. 38 - Which of the following substances can limit plant...
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