How Soil is Created: The Succession of Life in the Evolution of soil

A short film looking at how the succession and colonisation of bare substrate by organisms such as lichens and mosses leads to the formation of soil. The evolution of soil took millions of years and was a process that involved, not only the physical weathering of bedrock, but also the addition of organic matter from the death and decomposition of plant matter. Presenting the film is environmental scientist, Octavia Hopwood.

Music Credit: Air Sparks - By Barrie Gledden and Richard Lacy

[Nightscape_]

This is the best explanation of the creation of soil that I have seen on YouTube.

[MohitBhagatMusic]

I knew it all theoretically, how simply you explained it practically. Thanks

[Niklay-bple]

Am I the only one who is doing his geography homework?

[alexjose]

Really interesting! Thank you very much. Keep going!

[prakashchandrashukla]

thank you for making this beautiful video

[surfscroll]

amazing please make more upon basics of soil

[bioumx]

i know y’all are here from the science hw

[lenny]

Industrial agriculture seems the only solution to feed 7.6 billion people. Yet many soil experts say that industrial agriculture destroys the soil. There are of course many projects that try to find an alternative to industrial agriculture. But so far this does not feed all people. One U.S. farm feeds 166 people annually. There are more than 570 million farms in the world. More than 90% of farms are run by an individual or a family and rely primarily on family labor. Family farms occupy a large share of the world's agricultural land and produce about 80% of the world's food. So actually, there have to be more farmers and fewer industries. And these farmers have to perform agriculture without destroying the soi and nature.

[nerddroid]

Goodness i love this channel! I would like to see an episode on what happens to the living organisms when there is a toxic amount of nutrients? Can the lving organisms die, leave, or they stay put and save the nurtients for anther day?

[benwilliams]

This is a fantastic video, thank you!

[psnkropek]

Why is the camera shaking so much? Is this an action movie?

[chrisk.]

You're Beautifully Intelligent. Spoken very well, Thankyou !

[tylerblack]

I wish you would have discussed the role larger animals play in compounding the creation of topsoil.

[Joebaire]

A scene of "Succession" with a character "on the dirt" brought me here. And I am loving it! Btw whence is that accent?

[kanwarkaransinghparihar]

Y have u stopped making videos..plz start again..

[junidhaniff]

Nice video..can i build up these microbes and mix it with my garden soil

[prakashchandrashukla]

Why you are not making new videos ????