Under ground: how creatures of mud and dirt shape our world.

Washington DC: Island Press, 2006.
Octavo, paperback, 237 pp.

This study of the soils of earth, examines the world of bacteria and fungi, microscopic nematode worms, springtails, and mud shrimp and their contribution to environmental health. The author also explores the alarming threats that air pollution, trawl fishing, wetland destruction, and other human impacts pose to these unique creatures and how, in turn, this affects our well being. Also available in hardcover [stock id 21452].