Understanding soils

Understanding soils

Soils are not just dirt! We often think so, because soils are hidden below-ground, out of sight. But did you know that soils are home to over one quarter of all living species? Or that globally soil are the largest terrestrial carbon pool? Soils also clean our drinking water, are a source of raw materials, and they are 3-D archives of our natural and also cultural history.

What is a 'soil'?
Why bother about soils?
Get dirty – get to know your soil
How do soils form?
NZ soils in a nutshell
Soils characteristics explained

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