Soil Biodiversity Observation Network (SoilBON)

Soil Biodiversity Observation Network

The Wall Lab is part of an international partnership that collaborates with the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI) the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) and other international and regional partners to make the soil biological and ecosystem observations necessary to guarantee that living soil resources are sustainably conserved and managed and can support basic human needs. 

The following photos are from a field sample collection collaboration between Steve Fonte’s Agroecosystem Ecology Lab and the Wall Lab

Wall and Fonte teams sample for SoilBON at Lory State Park, Fort Collins, CO, July 2022
L to R: Cecilia Milano de Tomasel, Diana Wall, Jake Loeffelholz and Sara Sanchez Moreno (Visiting Professor from Madrid), Lory State Park, Fort Collins, CO, July 2022
L to R: Steve Fonte and Courtland Kelly sampling monoliths of soil for a SoilBON. Lory State Park, Fort Collins, CO, July 2022
Fonte and Wall lab members searching for soil macrofauna, Lory State Park, Fort Collins, CO, July 2022
Microarthropod extraction from samples collected for SoilBON project