Soil Biology Sites
Soil
Biodiversity Portal
Sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations.
Glossary of
Soil Microbiological Terms
Compiled by David Sylvia of the University of Florida..
Life
in the soil-The Relationship Between Agriculture and Soil Organisms
From the Cooperative Research Centre for Soil and Land Management,
Adelaide, Australia.
Correcting Estimates Of
Root Chemical Composition For Soil Contamination
Details of a program developed by Bill Hunt, Dan Ruess and Ted Elliott
at NREL.
GCTE
SOMNET database:
"A Global Network and Database of Soil Organic Matter Models
and Long-Term Experimental Datasets".
Long-Term Soil-Ecosystem Studies
The website's goal is to expand observations and synthesis of
global soil change by promoting long-term soil-ecosystem studies
(LTSEs).
Organizations
Soil Science Society of America
The Official Web Site for the Soil Science Society of America.
The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) is the professional home
for over 6,000 professionals throughout the world dedicated to the
advancement of soil science.
Soil Ecology Society
Become a member of the Soil Ecology Society here
Soil Ecology
and Restoration Group (SERG)
Based out of the Center for Conservation Biology at the University
of California-Riverside.
U.S. National
Committee for Soil Science
The U.S. National Committee for
Soil Science (USNC/SS) represents the interests of the U.S.
soil science community in the International
Union of Soil Sciences
Australian
Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN)
Interactive species distribution reporting, mapping and modelling
CSIRO-Division
of Soils
Contains link to pages dealing with soil biodiversity and agriculture
US Bureau of Land Management
Find more information about the US Bureau of Land Management here
18th
World Congress of Soil Science
July 9-15, 2006
Introductory Materials
Soil Biology Primer
A 54 pg. booklet available from the Soil and Water Conservation
Society.
Environmental
Literacy Council - Soil
Descriptions of soils and soil ecosystems and links to U.S. and
international data.
Sustainable
Soil Management
Informational guide produced by ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer
for Rural Areas).
Soil
Quality
Introduction to soil quality maintained by USDA-NRCS Soil Quality
Institute.
Soil
Quality Information Sheets
Illustrated fact sheets prepared by USDA-NRCS. Fourteen titles available
(in .pdf format) including topics such as Organic Matter, Aggregate
Stability, and Soil Biodiversity.
Education
Just for Kids
A website for 4th-6th grade students that presents basic concepts
of soil biology which sustain their lives.
Soil Biological Communities
A website for high school and older students, and adults that
describes the functions, interaction, and importance of soil
organisms.
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