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Detailed explanation-1: -The soils upon which deciduous forests thrive are gray-brown and brown podzols. They are slightly acidic and have a granular humus layer known as mull, which is a porous mixture of organic material and mineral soil. Mull humus harbours many bacteria and invertebrate animals such as earthworms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Deciduous Forest Characteristics The soil of the deciduous forests is rich in minerals. The leaves shed on the soils provide organic material for it. Organic matter is broken down by many species present in the soil. The leaves are generally broad-leaved, arranged in the canopy: understory, shrub, and ground.

Detailed explanation-3: -Temperate deciduous forest soils Dominant soil orders common to the temperature deciduous forest include Entisols and Inceptisols (or Luvisols and Cambisols, respectively), Alfisols and Ultisols (or Luvisols, and Acrisols, respectively).

Detailed explanation-4: -Temperate deciduous forests grow in areas with cold winters and warm summers. They are generally found in the Northern Hemisphere, the southern most part of South America, and New Zealand.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tropical deciduous forests are the most widespread forests of India. They are also called the monsoon forests and spread over the region receiving rainfall between 200 cm and 70 cm. Trees of this forest-type shed their leaves for about six to eight weeks in dry summer.