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The soil food web and ecosystem health
Ingham’s educational presentation in The Overstory.
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The publication’s focus
Ingham describes the soil food web through the functions of organisms supporting plants. [1]
The central message
The introduction highlights nutrient retention in microbial biomass and the contribution of different groups to disease suppression. [1]
Questions for practice
While reading, we can create a simple table: organism, function and observation question. This is one way to turn a general interest in soil life into specific learning topics.
Reading the source
This presentation covers the available article introduction. The 2004 book edition contains the same text.
Sources and references
- Ingham, E. (2001). The Soil Foodweb: Its Role in Ecosystem Health. The Overstory, no. 81, 16 April. Also included in The Overstory Book (2004), pp. 62–65. Original publication and study record