The Essential Value of Soil Biodiversity

In this episode, Anja and Matthias go on an underground safari through the hidden jungle of the soil. We hear from Diana Wall about a tiny worm that is so tough it survives in Antarctica. Richard Bardgett introduces us to collembola, also known as springtails. Stefan Scheu and Maddy Thakur reveal which animals are considered the “wolves of the soil”, and Kate Scow delves into bacterial communities. How do all these organisms work together as a system?

Find more episodes of Life in the Soil wherever you get your podcasts, or at rilliglab.org/podcast/

For some incredible soil microfauna photography, see Andy Murray’s Chaos of Delight

Catch up on our own treatment on soil carbon sequestration and regenerative agriculture: on FE4.8 — Ground Truthing