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TellSoilBio Project

The overarching objective of the TellSoilBio project is to increase scientific knowledge of soils in Ireland leading to better protection of soils and their biological diversity. 

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Meet the Project Members

Meet our TellSoilBio team members from UCD and UoG, and the roles they will play throughout the project. 

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Project Deliverables

Collembola.jpg Work Package 1
Characterising soil biodiversity in the Tellus area
Soil Work Package 2
Identifying geochemical indicators in Irish soils from areas of high and low soil biodiversity
Identifying indicators that can inform mitigation measures against soil biodiversity loss and monitoring techniques Work Package 3
Identifying indicators that can inform mitigation measures against soil biodiversity loss and monitoring techniques

TellSoilBio Methodology

Survey Sites
Sampling methods linked with Tellus Project
SoilBON Foodweb
For identifying soil micro-arthropods and micro-fauna
Earth Microbiome
For identifiying soil bacterial and fungal taxa