Soil:Micro – A free data-based virtual reality experience of soil at a microbial scale

IF 2 3区农林科学 Q3 ECOLOGY

Pedobiologia Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI:10.1016/j.pedobi.2025.151039

Thea Whitman , Ross Tredinnick

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Abstract

Soil ecologists face a particular challenge in visualizing the environment that soil organisms inhabit, as it is both opaque and microscopic. We have developed a virtual reality (VR) experience of a soil at a microbial scale, based on a micro-computed tomography scan of a real soil. The VR app Soil:Micro is designed for a head-mounted display and could be used in educational and public outreach settings. Users travel through a series of stations where they can explore the soil environment as they learn about soil as a habitat for soil microbes. We hope that this tool inspires interest in and knowledge about soils, helping both to combat “soil blindness” in the general public and also to inspire soil ecologists to see these complex ecosystems in new ways.

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土壤：微-一个免费的基于数据的虚拟现实体验土壤在微生物的规模

土壤生态学家在可视化土壤生物栖息的环境方面面临着一个特殊的挑战，因为它既不透明又微观。我们基于对真实土壤的微计算机断层扫描，在微生物尺度上开发了一种虚拟现实（VR）土壤体验。VR应用Soil:Micro是为头戴式显示器设计的，可用于教育和公共宣传环境。用户通过一系列的站点，在那里他们可以探索土壤环境，因为他们了解土壤是土壤微生物的栖息地。我们希望这个工具能激发人们对土壤的兴趣和知识，既能帮助公众对抗“土壤盲目性”，也能激励土壤生态学家以新的方式看待这些复杂的生态系统。

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Pedobiologia 环境科学-生态学

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

8.70%

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审稿时长

64 days

期刊介绍： Pedobiologia publishes peer reviewed articles describing original work in the field of soil ecology, which includes the study of soil organisms and their interactions with factors in their biotic and abiotic environments. Analysis of biological structures, interactions, functions, and processes in soil is fundamental for understanding the dynamical nature of terrestrial ecosystems, a prerequisite for appropriate soil management. The scope of this journal consists of fundamental and applied aspects of soil ecology; key focal points include interactions among organisms in soil, organismal controls on soil processes, causes and consequences of soil biodiversity, and aboveground-belowground interactions. We publish: original research that tests clearly defined hypotheses addressing topics of current interest in soil ecology (including studies demonstrating nonsignificant effects); descriptions of novel methodological approaches, or evaluations of current approaches, that address a clear need in soil ecology research; innovative syntheses of the soil ecology literature, including metaanalyses, topical in depth reviews and short opinion/perspective pieces, and descriptions of original conceptual frameworks; and short notes reporting novel observations of ecological significance.