humus
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This stored carbon is found mostly in the forests' humus layer, which contains decomposed leaves and other organic matter.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024
The last, completely rotted layer is built up of a thick and dark organic matter called humus, a type of soil that provides the ideal environment in which plants grow and thrive.
From National Geographic • Oct. 12, 2023
Chernozem is richer than other soils in nutrients such as humus, phosphorus and nitrogen and extends deep into the ground, as much as 1.5 metres.
From Reuters • Mar. 1, 2023
Most home landscapes are a mix of trees, shrubs and perennials, conditions most like a woodland, where coarse materials, like fallen leaves and twigs, gradually decompose into a fine-textured, biologically rich layer of humus soil.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2022
She inhaled the perfume of the drenched earth, the rotten leaves, and the humus, which awakened an unknown pleasure in all her senses.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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