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<p><b>Biogeology</b> is the study of the interactions between the Earth's <a href="/wiki/Biosphere" title="Biosphere">biosphere</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Lithosphere" title="Lithosphere">lithosphere</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-darwin_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-darwin-1">&#91;1&#93;</a></sup>
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<p>Biogeology examines <a href="/wiki/Biotic_material" title="Biotic material">biotic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hydrology" title="Hydrology">hydrologic</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Terrestrial_ecoregion" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrestrial ecoregion">terrestrial</a> systems in relation to each other, to help understand the Earth's climate, oceans, and other effects on geologic systems.<sup id="cite_ref-ucsb_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ucsb-2">&#91;2&#93;</a></sup>
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</p><p>Prior to the late <a href="/wiki/Devonian_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Devonian period">Devonian period</a>, there was little plant life beyond <a href="/wiki/Lichen" title="Lichen">lichens</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bryophyte" title="Bryophyte">bryophytes</a>. At this time large <a href="/wiki/Vascular_plants" class="mw-redirect" title="Vascular plants">vascular plants</a> evolved, growing up to 30 meters (98&#160;ft 5.1&#160;in) in height. These large plants changed the atmosphere, and altered the composition of the <a href="/wiki/Soil" title="Soil">soil</a> by increasing the amount of <a href="/wiki/Organic_matter" title="Organic matter">organic</a> <a href="/wiki/Carbon" title="Carbon">carbon</a>. This helped prevent the soil being washed away through <a href="/wiki/Erosion" title="Erosion">erosion</a>.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biogeology&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pedology_(soil_study)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedology (soil study)">Pedology</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Geobiology" title="Geobiology">Geobiology</a></li></ul>
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<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.agu.org/">American Geophysical Union (AGU)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Journal_of_Geophysical_Research" title="Journal of Geophysical Research">Journal of Geophysical Research</a></li>
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