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Healthy soil allows for plants to grow which provides animals with shelter and materials to build it. Soil also provides food for animals as many animals eat plants as their main source of nutrition. Plants also clean the air which is crucial in the survival of animals.
Why is soil important to animals?
decomposing organic matter and mineralising nutrients, controlling populations of pathogens, improving and maintaining soil structure and. mixing organic matter through the soil.
Does soil support life?
Soil is our life support system. Soils provide anchorage for roots, hold water and nutrients. Soils are home to a myriad of micro-organisms that fix nitrogen and decompose organic matter, and armies of microscopic animals as well as earthworms and termites. ... Soil plays a vital role in the Earth's ecosystem.
