Links: Introduction to Soils

Amaze your friends! Astound your neighbors! Wow your parents and your teachers! See how much you can learn about Soil Science from these cool soil sites. Don't be the only one in your class who doesn't know the difference between pedology* and podiatry**--put your feet on the path to Soil Science 101 today!

Down to Earth: Why Soil and Soil Science Matters (Abstract/Citation only)
URL: http://www.huji.ac.il/dataj/controller/ihoker/MOP-PUB_LINK?pub_id=048085&Save_t=
Source: Dr. Dan H. Yaalon. Nature, Vol. 407, 21 September 2000, p 301.

Nutrient Cycling & Maintaining Soil Fertility in Fruit and Vegetable Crop Systems
URL: http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/m1193.html
Source: Peter M. Bierman and Carl J. Rosen, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota

National Soil Survey Center
URL: http://soils.usda.gov/contact/nssc/
Source: US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Pedosphere and Its Dynamics
URL: http://pedosphere.ca/ and
Source: Pedosphere.com: The Pedosphere and Its Dynamics

Soils and Substrates
URL: http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/soils/old1.htm
Source: WWW Virtual Library: Soils and substrates

Soils Science
URL: http://sciences.adelaide.edu.au/soil/
Source: Department of Soil Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

NRCS Soils Page: Helping People Understand Soils
URL: http://soils.usda.gov/
Source: US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Soils Online
URL: http://www.hintze-online.com/sos/soils-online.html
Source: HintzeOnline: Science of Soils

The Worldwide Soil Jumpstation
URL: http://web.bethere.co.uk/fm/soil/links/l01.htm
Source: Fred Moor

Get the Latest Dirt On .. Soils!
URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/J003195F/
Source: ThinkQuest Internet Challenge Library

"How Does Your Garden Grow?" Soil Fertility Page Translated into Estonian
One of our fans took it upon herself to transfer the "How Does Your Garden Grow" page into Estonian.
It resides on her blog. Source Anna Galovich. Please note: this link will take you off the Soil Science Education Home Page and off the NASA page.

*Pedology is the study of soil
**Podiatry is the care of feet