Describe the importance of soil as a natural resource
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Advances in watershed, natural resource, and environmental sciences have shown that soil is the foundation of basic ecosystem function. Soil filters our water, provides essential nutrients to our forests and crops, and helps regulate the Earth's temperature as well as many of the important greenhouse gases. Soils support roots and keep them upright for growth. Soils provide plants with essential minerals and nutrients. Soils provide air for gaseous exchange between roots and atmosphere. Soils protect plants from erosion and any other destructive physical, biological and chemical activity. Additional Information: Some of the important functions of the soil are food and biomass production, storage and filtering, biological habitat, and man-made constructions such as buildings and highways. Soil also filters the rainwater and also prevents natural calamities or hazards.
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