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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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