A soil layer cake
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Item information
- Title:
- A soil layer cake
- Description:
- A soil layer cake: the high water table of the savannah prevents deep root penetration and rapid decay of organic matter, thus forming a black stratum, 1 foot thick.
- Topics:
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Botany
- Subjects:
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Ecology
Roots (Botany)
Savannas
Soil horizons
- Original Format:
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Hand colored lantern slide
- Extent:
- 3.25 x 4 in.
- Item identifier:
- 0021023
- Photographer:
- Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978 more info on Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Close-up views
- Location:
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Big Savannah (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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B. W. Wells
Source information
- Repository:
- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Collection:
- B.W. Wells lantern slides (UA023.039) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).