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Profile of a Burkhardt soil. The thick, dark, humus-rich surface horizon is a result of the decomposition, over time, of deep-rooted prairie grasses. Fires helped to keep these droughty soils from reverting to trees and shrubs. Depth is marked in centimeters.

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Profile of a Burkhardt soil. The thick, dark, humus-rich surface horizon is a result of the decomposition, over time, of deep-rooted prairie grasses. Fires helped to keep these droughty soils from reverting to trees and shrubs. Depth is marked in centimeters.