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M
Mars 54–55
mesofauna 13
meteors 53
methane 6, 7, 45
microbes 21, 24, 30, 42–45, 56
microorganisms 7, 13, 19, 21
millipedes 10, 13, 20
minerals 9, 10–11, 46
molehills 35
moles 12, 34–35
molluscs 39
Moon dust 52–53
moss 25
mushrooms 31
N
nests 35, 36, 41
nitrogen 44
nitrous oxide 6, 7
nocturnal animals 28–29
nutrients 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 18,
19, 21, 23, 30, 32, 34, 43, 48,
49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54
O
organic matter 8, 25, 32, 52
over-farming 51
overgrazing 50
oxygen 5, 7, 24, 44
P
panning 46
paths 58
peat 24–25, 48
plant food 19, 21, 44, 47
plants 6, 12, 22–23, 25, 47,
48–49, 53, 58
ploughing 7
precious stones 46–47
pupae 41
R
rabbits 36
radiation 52, 55
rain 4, 23, 26, 48, 50, 51
rainforests 23, 48, 50
regolith 11
rivers 27, 46
rocks 46–47, 54
roots 6, 16–17, 22, 23, 50,
51, 58
S
sand 9, 47, 50–51
sandworms 32, 33
seeds 14, 23, 59
soil composition 8–11, 52
space 52–55
spiders 38, 59
spores 31
strangler figs 23
subsoil 10
Sun 26, 55
surface worms 18
T
taproots 16, 17
tiger worms 32
topsoil 10
topsoil worms 19
trees 6, 20, 22, 23, 48, 50
tunnels 34–35, 40–41, 42
W
waste 4, 41, 58
water 8, 19, 22, 42, 49,
52, 54, 55
weather 26–27
wetlands 48
wheat 14–15, 49
wind 26, 50
wood 6, 38, 50, 59
woodlice 38
worms 18–19, 20–21,
32–33, 35, 39
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