Egypt is on the not represented locations in the global soil biodiversity networks GeoBON map. Therefore, this proposal was aimed to investigate a wide range of life forms to be included in the global soil biodiversity network GeoBON and to compare these species to close or distant groups with those in different geographical locations according to different biogeographical factors. Also, to figure out the Egyptian soil life, that have never been studied before, in terms of possible food web interactions and nutritional relationships, although previous studies have dealt with each group of species individually. The expected scientific addition of the research proposal is that samples taken from soils from several locations will be genetically, morphologically, and statistically analyzed to determine their taxonomical positions and their content of microbiome, then extracted at the level of micro, meso, and macro-organisms, to form a comprehensive representation of their structure a
The National Research Centre NRC experimental research station NRCRS is located in Wadi El-Natrun GCS 3029'54.22N 3019'10.94E; 23 m BSL, 50 km western Nile Rasheed branch, 110 km southern Alexandria, and 120 km north of Cairo.
1. Study the soil biodiversity in the Egyptian agro-ecosystems. 2. Mapping the abundance and distribution of micro-, meso-, and macro-invertebrate species on several locations. 3. Distinguish the molecular analysis of the associated microbiota of soil animals. 4. Figuring out the possible food web interactions. 5. Investigate the environmental, pollution and climatic impacts on soil organism.
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