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Name and LinkAuspiced byYear of publicationWhen visitedNotes
Global Soil Biodiversity AtlasEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre20152023Essential download
State of Knowledge of Soil BiodiversityFAO, ITPS, GSBI, CBD and EC20202023Extremely useful
Soil Terminology and DefinitionsOhio State University Extension20122023Online glossary
Introduction to Soil ScienceIowa State University20232023Free textbook
Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planetThe Guardian20232023
RECSOIL: Recarbonization of global agricultural soilsFAO20202023
Putting Carbon back where it belongs - the potential of carbon sequestration in the soilUNEP20192023
Soil carbon sequestration as a climate change solutionCary Institute20212023
Soil Organic Carbon: the hidden potentialFAO20172023 90 page pdf
Multiple dimensions of soil food-web research: History and prospectsEuropean Journal of Soil Biology20232023
Enumerating soil biodiversityPNAS20232023
Soil ContaminantsSoil Science Society of America20232023
Comprehensive assessment of harmful heavy metals in contaminated soil in order to score pollution levelNature: Scientific Reports20232023
Soil improvements could keep planet within 1.5C heating target, research showsThe Guardian20232023
Meet the biocrust: the community of plants and microbes keeping 700 million tonnes of dust on the groundCosmos Magazine20222023
Revealing the millipede and other soil-macrofaunal biodiversity in Hong Kong using a citizen science approachBiodiversity Data Journal20222023
What is nitrogen pollution?UNEP20232023
The Living SoilSustainable Agriculture Research and Education20212023Chapter 4 of free book Building Soils for Better Crops
Soil-Based Carbon SequestrationMIT Climate Portal20212023
The role of soils in delivering Nature's Contributions to PeopleThe Royal Society20212023Issue of Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B containing 16 articles about soil ecosystem services
Glossary of Soil ScienceSoil Science Society of America20232023Useful glossary
IYS VideosSoil Science Society of America20152023Series of videos made to celebrate the International Year of Soils
The Microbe Factor and Its Role in Our Climate FutureYale School of the Environment20102023
Microplastics Can Change Soil Properties and Affect Plant PerformanceEnvironmental Science and Technology20192023
Mesofauna Definition and ExamplesLink to Media20232023
Want clean water? Filter with soilMichigan State University20152023
Soil invertebrates: getting to know life in the soilXerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation20212023Video
Duration: 85 minutes
Soil texture and environmental conditions influence the biogeochemical responses of soils to drought and floodingCOMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT20212021
The Impact of Drought Stress on Soil Microbial Community, Enzyme Activities and Plants Agronomy 2022 2023
Genetic soil prospecting yields wealth of potential antibioticsPhys.org20182023
How Soil Biota Drive Ecosystem StabilityTrends in Plant Science20182023$Charge for full text of article
Ecosystems impairment caused by soil pollutionFAO20212023Chapter 4 of free online book about soil pollution
Global Soil Biodiversity InitiativeGlobal Soil Biodiversity Initiative n. d.2023Various resources recommended by GSBI
Soil food web properties explain ecosystem services across European land use systemsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)20132023
Soil biology test – Pitfall trapsRegeneration Academyn.d.2023
Soil Erosion 101Natural Resources Defense Council20212023
Soil Fauna Diversity - Function, Soil Degradation, Biological Indices, Soil RestorationLameed Gbolagade Akeem, University of Ibadan20122023
Understanding DroughtsNational Geographicn. d.2023
MongaBayMongabay20232023Do a search for soil to locate numerous relevant articles.
Soil Science BooksDepartment of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlotn.d.2023Part of the LibreTexts Library -Geosciences series
Microorganisms found in soil with effects and examplesSagar Aryal20222023
Soil biota contributions to soil aggregationEuropean PMC Funders Group20172023
Meta-analysis of the impact of plant invasions on soil microbial communitiesBMC Ecology and Evolution20212023
Soil Health 101: Everything You Need to KnowEcoWatch20222023Good summary article centered around Soil Carbon
Soil microbiome indicators can predict crop growth response to large-scale inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungiNature Microbiology20232024
Article on efficacy of mycorrhizal innoculation
The State of Knowledge of Soil BiodiversityFAOn.d.2024
‘Vital for looking after the soil’: fears as UK earthworm population declinesThe Guardian20242024
More than half of Earth’s species live in the soil, study findsThe Guardian20232024
UN food chief: Poorest areas have zero harvests leftBBC20242024
Is the source of 95 percent of our food in trouble?BBCn.d.2024
Why soil is one of the most amazing things on EarthThe Royal Society20212024Video
Global Land Outlook - Biodiversity and SoilUnited Nations Convention to Combat Desertification20172024Chapter of book

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