| 1. | The mineral soil is covered by a decaying cover of organic matter.
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| 2. | These factors combine to cause drier conditions in the underlying mineral soils.
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| 3. | The surrounding mineral soils come from serpentine which has naturally occurring asbestos.
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| 4. | Most of it is covered by a thick layer of mineral soil.
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| 5. | Moist mineral soil is best for germination of seeds.
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| 6. | Melanic epipedon is extremely fluffly for a mineral soil.
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| 7. | Exposed mineral soil covered only 0.3 % of the observed transect area.
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| 8. | This layer of mineral soil contains the most organic matter accumulation and soil life.
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| 9. | Severe uprooting opens bare patches of mineral soil that can act as seed sinks.
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| 10. | When the fires subsided, thin mineral soil and bare rock were all that remained.
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