[What is humus layer, the hotspot of soil biological activities?] (in Japanese, translated from English by Keiko Mori)

Ponge Jean-François (1)

1 MECADEV - Mécanismes Adaptatifs et Evolution

What can we find under our feet when walking in a forest? As an example, have a look on the humus layer of a pine forest. The humus layer can be treated as a book, flipping its pages allowing us to decipher the story of organic matter. Humus forms can be used as a diagnostic tool for the assessment of the good health of forests and other terrestrial ecosystems.

Mots clés: humus layer; mull; moder; mor; animal faeces; mycorrhizae

Domaines: Science des sols

Ponge Jean-François. [What is humus layer, the hotspot of soil biological activities?] (in Japanese, translated from English by Keiko Mori). Milsil, 2015, 8 (5), pp.12-14. ⟨hal-01250341⟩