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-Repetitive tillage or burning of vegetation, result in a degradation of their micro environments.
-Reduction of soil biota, both in biomass and diversity.
-Where there are no longer organisms to decompose soil organic matter and bind soil particles, the soil structure is damaged easily by rain, wind and sun.
-This can lead to rainwater runoff and soil erosion, removing the potential food for organisms, the organic matter of the topsoil.
-Therefore, soil biota are the most important property of the soil, and “when devoid of its biota, the uppermost layer of earth ceases to be soil
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