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This Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas resource page contains web links on general soil biology, mycorrhizae, arthropods, soil bacteria, soil quality measures, earthworms, cover cropping, and other topics, as well as links to ATTRA publications on soil management.
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Web site of the USGS Canyonlands Field Station dedicated to biological soil crust communities. Includes technical and non-technical information and resources, picture gallery, and links to related web sites and publications.
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Los tratamientos evaluados antes y durante el ciclo del cultivo de maíz en este estudio fueron: 1) cobertura de barbecho
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An excellent introduction to the importance of soil biology in farming sustainability with a worldwide perspective, the home section of this FAO site has links to news, events, documents, case studies, and more.
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The Fort Hays University (USA) soil ecology links page has lists of links categorized by main classes of organisms and is especially strong in soil macrofauna, from centipedes to ants to slugs
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This site contains descriptions of the role of soil micro and macro-fauna in the processes of soil formation and nutrient cycling, and features a literature review on the interactions of soil organisms and organic manures.
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Homepage of the IMPACT (Interactions Between Microbial Inoculants and Resident Populations in the Rhizosphere of Agronomically Important Crops in Typical Soils) project, whose objective is to study the molecular-ecological interactions of GMOs of commercial interest with indigenous species of the rhizosphere. The project's scientific outline contains useful background information on agricultural microbiology and interactions with genetically modified microorganisms.
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This site outlines facts about legume seed inoculants, the process of inoculation, types of commercial inoculants, selecting the correct inoculant as well as the storage of inoculum.
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This Society for Systematic and Veterinary Bacteriology page has a classification list of bacteria including genera and taxa from subtribe up to and including class.
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The Microbiology of agricultural soils page from the European Union's IMPACT project (Interactions between Microbial inoculants and resident Populations in the rhizosphere of Agronomically important Crops in Typical soils) has four short sections on the importance and roles of rhizosphere microorganisms.
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This 85-page pdf report of the National Environmetal Research Institute of Denmark - NERI reviews the current and potential use of microbial indicators for soil health and discusses specific indicators for specific questions.
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This information resource site provides clear information about many aspects of bacteria as well as links on bacteria, bacteriology, and related topics available on the web.
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This soil quality links page is an eclectic listing of links to organizations, information sources, and ongoing discussions on management for soil health.
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This clearly explained and illustrated web-chapter from a New Zealand conservation organization describes the role of soil organisms in the nutrient cycles that characterize farming ecosystems.
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This article, from the Soil Science Society of Turkey, presents the findings of a study quantifying the seasonal changes in microbial biomass and enzyme activity in grassland and cultivated soils.
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This Royal Agricultural College site contains three papers and one power point presentation from a day long seminar held in the United Kingdom in May, 2001.
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Focused on arid rangeland ecosystems in the western United States, the Bureau of Land Management's Soil Biological Communities Web site has 7 brief sections on fungi, soil biological crusts and other soil ecological communities, plus a short list of links.
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This resource page from University of Minnesota Extension (USA) has practical information for farmers and others on how soil management affects soil biology and soil productivity.
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Part of the US Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service's Soil biology primer page, this resource page contains curriculum materials and an annotated list of links.
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To see soil biology in action, visit Tom Loynachan's Soil Biology Movies page, with 16 QuickTime movies covering soil life from actinomycetes to mites.
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This is the website for the Soil Biology Research Group from the University of Western Australia. The site's primary objective is to answer common questions regarding soil biological processes, organic matter, soil organisms, and the soil management practices that affect these.
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This is the products page from the Worldwide Portal to
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Soil microbiology articles from a number of scientific journals can be accessed through this ASA-CSSA-SSSA collection. Abstracts are freely accessible; access to full text may require payment. Browsing and search functions for related agricultural topics can be found at http://soil.scijournals.org/collections/.
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An article in an on-line journal, "Troubles in the rhizosphere" describes the relationship of tree roots to rhizosphere microbes, especially in relation to tree declines and root diseases. The site links to a version with photos.
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This website is a very readable description of the functional groups of micro- and macro-fauna in the soil, and their role in the soil ecosystem.
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The US Soil and Water Conservation Service's Soil Biology Primer is an introduction to soil biology and ecology, available both in an on-line format and with information on ordering a bound copy.
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This article in depthly describes the soil foodweb's significance, function and structure, and suggests how to maintain and enhance it.
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