Useful links for extra info on the soil mesofauna.

(The photo at the top of the page was taken after a two hour drive down logging roads to the centre of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago of Haida Gwaii, off the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. Tragically, this small area is one of the few remaining places on the island where you can still find old growth Western Red Cedar.)

Soil Biodiversity UK which covers mites/Acari and Collembola. An invaluable scientific resource for ID.

fortheloveofsoil.org A wide-ranging educational and online learning resource exploring soil biology and soil management. Really great.

collembola.org The go-to website for world Collembola ID. Some incorrect identifications, which bug the hell out of me, but as a resource, second to none.

The Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative. An amazing umbrella organisation advocating for soil science alongside the EU and government bodies across the world.

(SSSA) Soil Science Society of America A very active and awesome resource for the US as well as elsewhere, providing articles, features and up to date information about soil and its global importance.

Soils 4 Teachers is hosted by the SSSA, seen above, in order to provide teachers in the US with a resource when teaching about the importance and intricacies of soils to their students.

The Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas. This can either be ordered as a hardback copy for €25 or downloaded for free as a PDF or ePub file.

LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics. A wonderful resource for understanding the genomic basis of biodiversity. This is the way forward to sort out the complicated links between members of the soil mesofauna.

Ed Phillips Wildlife The site of a wonderful macro photographer.

Sun Tiky Photographie The website of an incredibly talented photographer with a love for Collembola as much as mine!

Gil Wizen Gil is a fantastic entomologist, science communicator and photographer. I should have added his site years ago. Highly recommended.