Selecting biological indicators for monitoring soils: a framework for balancing scientific and technical opinion to assist policy development
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The different requirements for an indicator were weighted: reproducibility was considered absolutely essential, whereas the existence of a standard protocol had the lowest weight.
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- Authors
- Ritz, K., Black, H. I. J., Campbell, C. D., Harris, J. A., & Wood, C.
- Affiliations
- Cranfield University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Ritz, Karl
- Venue
- Ecological Indicators
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-11
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1212-1221
- ISSN
- 1470-160X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2143540699
- Cited by
- 326
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 44 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 16 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 26
- FWCI
- 30.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Ecological Indicators (publishedVersion)
- NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Science and Environmental Management
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Keywords
- soil bioindicators, soil quality monitoring, soil ecosystem services, soil organisms, soil policy, natural capital
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