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Soil Biodiversity Digital Exhibition
Soil Biodiversity Digital Exhibition
How important are the Earth’s soils?
PART I – Soil, the skin of the Earth
It’s December 5, it’s World Soil Day
What is soil and how is it formed?
How important are the Earth’s soils?
PART II – Soil biodiversity
Main ecological roles of the soil
The soil food web
The living communities of the soil
Functional categorization of the soil biota
PART III – Soil biodiversity in the desert and UAE
World distribution of soil biodiversity
Desert soil and biocrusts
The biotic composition of desert soils
Soil biodiversity of the Arabian deserts
Soils of the UAE
Soil biodiversity in the UAE
PART IV – The present and the future of soil biodiversity
Threats to soil and its biodiversity
Soil and the Sustainable Development Goals
Soil biodiversity, food security and nutrition
What’s new for soil microbiology
Careers in Soil Science
PART V – List of relevant publications and other resources
Peer-reviewed articles
Soil biodiversity of the Arabian deserts
Soils of the UAE
Other online resources
PART VI – Meet the team
Author and content developer
Curator
How important are the Earth’s soils?