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Life of Soil

Soil making in progress as sphagnum moss decomposes in a sample of Arctic Tundra from Alaska.
Bits of the soil were set in water, letting the decomposing leaves float free. Also a rich environment of all of the bacteria and microbes that do the work of the soil.

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Soil making in progress as sphagnum moss decomposes in a sample of Arctic Tundra from Alaska. <br />
Bits of the soil were set in water, letting the decomposing leaves float free. Also a rich environment of all of the bacteria and microbes that do the work of the soil.