Session: Global Advances in Soil Biodiversity, Ecology, and Ecosystem Services Poster
Browse by Division of Interest | The 2019 program is in development and will be finalized late September.

171

Division: SSSA Division: Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Title: Global Advances in Soil Biodiversity, Ecology, and Ecosystem Services Poster

Organizers: Diana H. Wall and Elizabeth M Bach
Moderators: Diana H. Wall and Elizabeth M Bach
Lead Community Sponsor:
Cosponsor:
Community Cosponsor:
Format: Poster Topical Session
Keywords: fauna, habitat, invertebrates and soil microbes

Session Description: With more than 1200 participants, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI) is connecting the latest soil biodiversity science with policy groups, including the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). A key goal for GSBI and these partners is a global assessment of soil biodiversity. This session will explore soil biodiversity, emerging techniques for studying specific taxa, and ways to integrate data. Attendees of the session will also be able to discuss how scientists can engage in a global assessment process for belowground diversity.