Soil biodiversity monitoring in Europe: ongoing activities and challenges

Authors: Gardi, C.; Montanarella, L.1; Arrouays, D.2; Bispo, A.3; Lemanceau, P.4; Jolivet, C.2; Mulder, C.5; Ranjard, L.4; Römbke, J.6; Rutgers, M.5; Menta, C.7

Source: European Journal of Soil Science, Volume 60, Number 5, October 2009 , pp. 807-819(13)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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The increasing interest in soil biodiversity and its protection includes both the biodiversity conservation issues and the mostly unknown economic and ecological values of services provided by soil biodiversity. Inventory and monitoring are necessary tools for the achievement of an adequate level of knowledge regarding soil biodiversity status and for the detection of biodiversity hot spots as well as areas where current levels of biodiversity are under threat of decline. In this paper the main tools and methodological approaches for soil biodiversity measurement are presented. Technical aspects related to the inventory and monitoring activities at a large spatial scale are discussed. A short review of some current experiences of soil biodiversity monitoring at the European level is also presented.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01177.x

Affiliations: 1: Land Management and Natural Hazards Unit, Institute for the Environment, Joint Research Centre, via Fermi, 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy 2: INRA Orléans, Unité INFOSOL, Avenue de la Pomme de Pin, BP 20619 Ardon, 45166 Olivet Cedex, France 3: ADEME2, Square Laffayette, 49004 Angers, Cedex 01, France 4: INRA, Université de Bourgogne, UMR Microbiologie du Sol et de l'Environnement-platform GenoSol, CMSE, 17, rue Sully, B.V. 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France 5: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands 6: ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Böttgerstr. 2-14, 65439 Flörsheim, Germany 7: Department of Evolutionary and Functional Biology, Section Natural History Museum, University of Parma, via Farini 90, I-43100 Parma, Italy

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