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Understanding and Managing Soil Biology on Tasmanian Farms (PDF 76P)
by
Declan
McDonald, Section Leader and Denis Rodgers, Soil Ecosystems Project Officer
File Type :PDF
Number of Pages :76
Description
This
note covers the following topics: introduction, soil health, what is a soil
ecosystem, why are soil ecosystems important, what does a soil ecosystem look
like, microorganisms, arthropods, soil organic matter, bacteria, fungi,
protozoa, nematodes, collembola, mites, caterpillars grubs and maggots the
larvae, centipedes, diplura, symphyla, earthworms, what relevance do soil
ecosystems have to tasmanian agriculture, management practices, things likely to
impede soil ecosystem function, things likely to build soil ecosystem health,
tuning your soils, carbon farming, managing the micro herds how to grow two
tonnes of soil animals per hectare, feeding your soil animals, blending biology
into standard farming practices.
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