Pages tagged with: soil
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![<p>Jessica Kitch is now working as a Research Technician on a project assessing the impacts of soil erosion in Chile</p>]()
Graduate wins national award for soil erosion research
Jessica Kitch, who graduated with a First from the BSc (Hons) Geography course, has been awarded the 2019 Marjorie Sweeting Dissertation Prize from the British Society for Geomorphology.
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![<p>FABSoil plant at Eden Project</p>]()
Study identifies way to enhance the sustainability of manufactured soils
Scientists from the University of Plymouth demonstrated that adding biochar to soil constructed from waste materials, reduces the loss of essential nutrients such as nitrogen and carbon
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![<p>Drosera rotundifolia (round leaved sundew) growing on a Sphagnum capillifolium hummock on blanket bog peat, Dartmoor National Park (Credit Paul Lunt)<br></p>]()
Peatlands of Dartmoor could be crucial in fight against climate change
Research by the University suggests the peatlands of Dartmoor could be an underestimated resource in the fight against climate change as their ability to store carbon has not diminished in almost 150 years
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![Core sample from uncut field. Photo by Marissa Benedict, Soil Culture Residency, University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute.]()
Soil Culture: Dig It comes to Plymouth University
Plymouth University news: Soil Culture: Dig It comes to Plymouth University.
