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This North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (USA) publication in pdf format describes how community officials can develop and implement backyard composting programs.
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Boletín traducido del "The Oregon-Washington Master Gardener Handbook". Incluye instrucciones e información sobre la preparación de compost (1) en montones en el huerto o jardín y (2) en cubos con lombrices en la casa o patio con desechos de la cocina. PDF formato.
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This University of California (USA) SAREP page contains newsletter and review articles on earthworms, species profiles, images, and links to other earthworm information web sites.
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This Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Center (Canada) site answers questions on earthworms, and contains links to research publications, reports, newsletters, and other relevant materials.
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Un resumen de la literatura científica acerca de hormigas en sistemas silvopastoriles en América Tropical. Presentado en la conferencia electrónica FAO-CIPAV sobre "Agroforestería para la Producción Animal en Latinoamérica" (2000).
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Ecowatch is an educational site for primary and secondary students who wish to learn about insects. The site contains an invertebrates database whose section titled Insecta may be of particular interest.
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This GTZ paper published in 2000 discusses a project that developed an Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) for assessing the condition of rangelands in arid Namibia. The IBI specifically looked at soil fauna that mediate soil processes.
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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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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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This reprint of an article on earthworms and composting from a 1947 edition of Organic Gardening has been re-posted in the on-line Soil and Health Library.
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This 1998 article in the Illinois Natural History Survey (USA) site discusses the function and benefits of earthworms in soils and their potential as biological indicators of soil quality.
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Artículo en Agricultura 21 (revista de la FAO) que presenta ejemplos concretos de como varias biotas del suelo desempeñan funciones vitales para la agricultura.
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FAO's AGLL Soil Biodiversity Portal presents this case study in which the potential benefit of using termites for soil rehabilitation in Burkina Faso is explored.
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An overview of sampling protocols for terrestiral microarthropods in the prairie ecozone, including methods for soil sampling, behavioral extraction, and washing techniques.
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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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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 North Carolina State University (USA) site describes termites life history, ecology, distribution, classification, physical features, and economic importance. There are also links and illustrations.
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This New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research page contains links to information on the function and biology of earthworms, and the effects of soil management practices on them.
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This information page from the University of Toronto (Canada) contains extensive information on termites, an alphabetical list of termite genera with links to color photos, a virtual tour to the "World of Termites in Cyberspace", and more.
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This North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (USA) page contains a variety of information resources on vermicomposting.
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This information resource page on earthworms contains subscription information for the Worm Digest newsletter, links, and the cyberworm's worldwide worm tour (this on-line tour takes you to other earthworm and vermicomposting sites).
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