Soil zoology
Encyclopedia
Soil zoology is the study of animals living fully or partially in the soil (soil
fauna
). The term was apparently first used for a conference of soil zoologists presenting their research at the University of Nottingham
, UK, in 1955.
Soil
Soil is a natural body consisting of layers of mineral constituents of variable thicknesses, which differ from the parent materials in their morphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics...
fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
). The term was apparently first used for a conference of soil zoologists presenting their research at the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
, UK, in 1955.