Soil biology sites
Soil Biodiversity Portal
Sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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).
Landscaping and soil biology glossary: Soil biology glossary in context of applications to landscaping.
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.