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Life in the Soil (Paperback)
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Life in the Soil (Paperback)
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Leonardo da Vinci once mused that "we know more about the movement
of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot," an observation
that is as apt today as it was five hundred years ago. The
biological world under our toes is often unexplored and
unappreciated, yet it teems with life. In one square meter of
earth, there live trillions of bacteria, millions of nematodes,
hundreds of thousands of mites, thousands of insects and worms, and
hundreds of snails and slugs. But because of their location and
size, many of these creatures are as unfamiliar and bizarre to us
as anything found at the bottom of the ocean. Lavishly illustrated
with nearly three hundred color illustrations and masterfully
rendered black-and-white drawings throughout, "Life in the Soil"
invites naturalists and gardeners alike to dig in and discover the
diverse community of creatures living in the dirt below us.
Biologist and acclaimed natural history artist James B. Nardi
begins with an introduction to soil ecosystems, revealing the
unseen labors of underground organisms maintaining the rich
fertility of the earth as they recycle nutrients between the living
and mineral worlds. He then introduces readers to a dazzling array
of creatures: wolf spiders with glowing red eyes, snails with 120
rows of teeth, and 10,000-year-old fungi, among others. Organized
by taxon, "Life in the Soil" covers everything from slime molds and
roundworms to woodlice and dung beetles, as well as vertebrates
from salamanders to shrews. The book ultimately explores the
crucial role of soil ecosystems in conserving the worlds above and
below ground. A unique and illustrative introduction to the many
unheralded creatures that inhabit our soils and shape our
environment above-ground, "Life in the Soil" will inform and enrich
the naturalist in all of us.
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