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Books: 

 

Soil fauna: Key to soil organic matter dynamics and modelling: KEYSOM handbook of methods

Juan J. Jiménez & Juliane Filser

 

Mycorrhizal Fungi in South America

Marcela C. pagano & mÓnica a lugo

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Soil Fauna Assemblages: Global to Local Scales

Uffe N. Nielsen

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Earth Matters: How Soil Underlies Civilization

Richard Bardgett

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Soil Ecology and Ecosystem Services

Edited by Diana H. Wall, Richard D. Bardgett, Valerie Behan-Pelletier, Jeffrey E. Herrick, Hefin Jones, Karl Ritz, Johan Six, Donald R. Strong and Wim H. van der Putten

 

Fundamentals of Soil Ecology

David Coleman, Mac Callaham, D. Crossley Jr.

Also, see a related blog post in the GSBI blog.

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The Ground Beneath Us

Paul Bogard

Also, see a blog post from the author in the GSBI blog.

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Growing a Revolution: Bringing our soil back to life

David R. Montgomery

 

Dirt: The erosion of civilizations

David R. Montgomery

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Microbial Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems

Tanya E. Cheeke, Portland State University, Oregon, USA; David C. Coleman, University of Georgia, Athens, USA; Diana H. Wall, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, USA

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Energetic Food Webs: An Analysis of Real and Model Ecosystems

John C. Moore and Peter C. de Ruiter

 

Cosmopolitan Earthworms- an Eco-Taxonomic Guide to the Pergrine Species of the World

Robert John Blakemore, PhD

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European Atlas of Soil Biodiversity

 

Global Soil Proverbs: Cultural language of the soil

Editors: Jae E. Yang; M.B. Kirkham; Rattan Lal; Sigbert Huber

 

Soil Carbon Storage

Editor: Brajesh K. Singh

 
 

Recommended Reading

Anthony M, Bender S, van der Heijden M. 2023. Enumerating soil biodiversity. PNAS 120 (33) e2304663120. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2304663120

 

Mirkryukov V, Dulya O, Zizka A, Bahram M, Hagh-Doust, et al. 2023. Connecting the multiple dimensions of global soil fungal diversity. Science Advances 9(48). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj8016

 

California Department of Food and Agriculture Belowground Biodiversity Advisory Committee. Soil biodiversity in California: Framework and Indicators for Soil Health Assessment. https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/biodiversity/docs/Soil_Biodiversity_California_Ag_July_2023.pdf

 

National Academies: Exploring Linkages Between Soil Health and Human Health. The report has yet to be released but check the website for updates: https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/exploring-linkages-between-soil-health-and-human-health.

 

Lukić, M. 2019 Collembola. In Encyclopedia of Caves (3rd Ed.) (308-319). W White, D Culver, T Pipan (Eds.). Cambridge, MA: Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-814124-3.09993-3


Lavelle P, Spain A, Blouin M, Brown G, Decaens, T, Grimaldi M, Jimenez JJ, McKey D, Mathieu, J, Velasquez E, Zangerle, A. 2016 Ecosystem engineers in a self-organized soil: A review of concepts and future research questions. Soil Science 181:91-109 DOI: 10.1097/SS.00p00000000000155



Paustian K, Lehmann J, Ogle S, Reay D, Robertson GP, Smith, P. 2016 Climate-smart soils. Nature 532: 49-57 doi:10.1038/nature17174



Wall DH, Nielson UN, Six J. 2015 Soil biodiversity and human health. Nature 528: 69-76 doi:10.1038/nature15744



Lehmann J, Kleber M. 2015 The contentious nature of soil organic matter. Nature 528: 60-68 doi:10.1038/nature16069



Veresoglou SD, Halley JM, Rillig MC. 2015 Extinction risk of soil biota. Nature Communications 6: 8862 doi:10.1038/ncomms9862



Bardgett RD, van der Putton WH. 2014 Belowground biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Nature 515: 505-511 doi:10.1038/nature13855