Recommended Reading

Pressler Y, McClymonds B, Balgopal M. 2024. Communicating about soil biodiversity: Insights from science editorials and future recommendations. Pedobiologia 107. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2024.151003

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