Biology GCSE
soil moisture
What soil moisture means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of soil moisture
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Reference: OCR
Measured with electronic resistance probes or gravimetrically by weighing a soil core, drying it in an oven to constant mass and calculating percentage water loss.
Topics that use soil moisture
- Sampling techniques (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- abiotic and biotic correlations
- population size estimation
- quadrat and transect methodology
- repeats
- Temperature
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