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Soils and climate change – warming and drought

Soils and climate change – warming and drought

Climate change is one of the most widely recognised changes that are happening in our environment at the moment, but what does it mean for soils?

In this short video Andrew Cole, a former PhD student at Lancaster University talks about his research into how warming and drought impact on grassland soils.

What effect would less rainfall have on the habitats where you live?

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Soil Science: Exploring the World Beneath our Feet

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