www.sare.org publications farming-with-soil-life our-living-soil Our Living Soil ...convert atmospheric nitrogen to biologically usable forms. High enough levels of energy to fix nitrogen occur naturally via lightning and through the manmade Haber-Bosch process, which uses high pressure, high...
www.sare.org publications farming-with-soil-life farming-practices-that-can-put-soil-health-at-risk Farming Practices That Can Put Soil Health at Risk ...animal tunnels are lost with tillage. This impacts water infiltration and storage, as well as the habitat value for animals that use the tunnels. Figure 27—Conventional tillage (left) compared with...
www.sare.org publications farming-with-soil-life macrofauna-non-insect-arthropods Macrofauna » Non-Insect Arthropods ...OF KNOWN SPECIES: 3,000 worldwide (72 native to North America and 27 introduced). RELATIVE ABUNDANCE: High in moist, temperate areas, there can be 100 to 600 per square meter. NOTES...
www.sare.org publications farming-with-soil-life macrofauna-insects-ants-bees-and-wasps Macrofauna » Insects » Ants, Bees and Wasps ...trees, but the majority of ants in North America nest underground. Ants construct extensive nests with chambers and tunnels and excavate quite a lot of soil, adding a great variety...
www.sare.org publications farming-with-soil-life macrofauna-insects Macrofauna » Insects ...can be high. NOTES OF INTEREST: Some cutworm caterpillars live within roots and pupate in tunnels in the soil lined with silk. There are also a few root-boring caterpillars in...