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Soil Biology

Soil Biology

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Rock on a sandy desert slope covered in grey-green and yellow lichens, with two white mesh fog collectors on the ridge above under an overcast sky. — When Fog Becomes Life: Fog Water Harvesting in the Hyperarid Atacama Desert Felipe Ríos-Silva

Tufts of whisk fern with forked green and yellowish stems growing in a crack of a lichen-spotted sandstone rock face. — The wallfern rebellion Antonio Jordán

Small clump of whisk fern with forked green stems and yellow tips growing from a narrow crack between pale sandstone slabs. — Soil settlers living on the edge Antonio Jordán

Pale, dry soil between rows of bean plants dotted with dozens of small dark mounds of crumbly earth around ant nest holes, with scattered straw and a few weeds. — Ant nests on the surface of a cropped soil Antonio Jordán

Large brown slug among green grass and clover on dark soil, next to a folding pocket knife with a wooden handle for scale. — Sticky situation: a gastropod's tale Antonio Jordán

Pink sandy ground strewn with angular stone chips, dotted with small piles of bright red granular soil around ant nest entrances. — Red-on-pink anthill entrances Antonio Jordán

Dead man's foot fungus: a round, dark brown, cracked fruiting body with pale speckles, about the size of a large fist, sitting on reddish gravelly soil with small seedlings. — Dead man's foot (Pisolithus arhizus) Antonio Jordán

Cluster of dozens of hairy caterpillars with black, orange and white bands crawling over bare soil among small green plants, dry stems and a pale stone. — Hairy worm party in the meadow Antonio Jordán

Close-up from above of dry orange-brown soil with small pebbles, with a line of black ants crossing it, one carrying a small green fragment. — Ants carrying food to their nest Antonio Jordán

Two chinstrap penguins, black and white with a thin black line under the chin, standing on mossy rocks above a blue bay, with more penguins on the slope and snow-capped cliffs beyond. — Linking Sea to Land Daniel Wasner

Silhouette of a sea lion sitting upright at the edge of calm water on a dark beach, facing a still bay with snowy hills and red buildings at the foot of a dark hill. — The Guard of Deception Island Daniel Wasner

Close-up of a mushroom with a pale beige, dome-shaped cap covered in brown scales and a long brown speckled stem, growing from moss and grass on the forest floor. — There must be mushrooms in my head Antonio Jordán

Small round mound of fine sand seen from above, with a hole in the middle, on flat sandy ground with twigs and long shadows. — Entrance to an ant nest in the Doñana National Park Antonio Jordán

Pile of pale sandy earthworm casts shaped like little sausages on sandy ground with dry grass and twigs, in low sunlight. — Earthworm casts at the soil surface in the Doñana National Park Antonio Jordán

Funnel-shaped spider web of dense white silk leading into a small dark hole in a bare soil bank, surrounded by dry leaves, lichen-covered rock and sprigs of plants. — Living in the basement Antonio Jordán

Two black ground beetles with ribbed shells facing each other on sandy soil scattered with small pebbles and twigs. — Hey, man, what are you looking for? Antonio Jordán

Small heap of hundreds of spiky brown seed heads gathered on bare soil among dry grass and stalks. — Seed transport by ants Antonio Jordán

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