Soil data

Woodland 1 Woodland 2

colour Dark brown Dark brown

pH value 5.2(acidic) 5.2(acidic)

Moisture 28.9% 22.2%

Organic matter 17.2% 13.2%

Ammonia

Soil of woodland 1

Litter of woodland 1

Reasons for difference of soil between woodland 1 and2

• Woodland 1 has a darker soil colour due to high content of humus

• Woodland 1 has a higher moisture because there are plenty of trees and shrubs. On the contrary,woodland 2 has a lower moisture,because solar energy is easy to reaches the ground surface

• Woodland 1 has a higher degree of decomposition due to favourable micro-climate.

• Woodland 1 has fertile soil due to the existence of animals waste

Litter dataWoodland 1 Woodland 2

Colour Yellow brown Yellow brown

Smell Tree smell Soil,grasses

Content Branches,leaves,animals waste,insects

Branches,leaves,humus

Degree of decomposition

High medium

weight 269.3g 210.1g

Number of animals

About 2 About 2

Reasons for difference of litter between woodland 1 and 2

• Woodland 1 has a higher degree of decomposition due to high amount of trees. And also,the wet and dark condition is favourable for decomposer.

• Woodland 1 has more different content– E.g.animals waste,decayed leaves,branches

due to the different kinds of trees and more numbers of strata.