Under Ground: How Creatures of Mud and Dirt
Shape Our World
Yvonne Baskin
237
pages, hardcover: $26.95
Island Press, 2005.
Yvonne Baskin, a science writer, takes us on an intriguing tour of
the planet’s soils and sediments. Did you know, for example,
that because earthworms aren’t native to much of North
America, fishermen should dump leftover bait in the trash rather
than on the ground? Baskin also helps sort out age-old arguments,
such as whether grazing is good for soil and plant life (short
answer: depends on the land being grazed).
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Under Ground: How Creatures of Mud and Dirt Shape Our World.
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