Indicators for evaluating soil quality

An extraction method for measuring soil microbial biomass C

Vance, E. D., Brookes, P. C., & Jenkinson, D. S. (1987) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/0038-0717(87)90052-6 · Cited by 12,883 · see citing works

Phylogenetic identification and in situ detection of individual microbial cells without cultivation

Amann, R., Ludwig, W., & Schleifer, K. (1995) · Microbiological reviews · doi:10.1128/mr.59.1.143-169.1995 · Cited by 9,508 · see citing works

Phylogenetic identification and in situ detection of individual microbial cells without cultivation.

Amann, R., Ludwig, W., & Schleifer, K. H. (1995) · Microbiological Reviews · doi:10.1128/mmbr.59.1.143-169.1995 · Cited by 4,244 · see citing works

A physiological method for the quantitative measurement of microbial biomass in soils

Anderson, J. P. E., & Domsch, K. H. (1978) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/0038-0717(78)90099-8 · Cited by 3,309 · see citing works

The effects of biocidal treatments on metabolism in soil—V

Jenkinson, D. S., & Powlson, D. S. (1976) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/0038-0717(76)90005-5 · Cited by 2,656 · see citing works

Biology of microorganisms

Brock, T. D. (1970) · Cited by 1,906 · see citing works

Microbial biomass in soil: measurement and turnover.

Jenkinson, D. S., & Ladd, J. N. (1981) · Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository) · Cited by 1,503 · see citing works

The metabolic quotient for CO2 (qCO2) as a specific activity parameter to assess the effects of environmental conditions, such as ph, on the microbial biomass of forest soils

ANDERSON, T., & Domsch, K. H. (1993) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/0038-0717(93)90140-7 · Cited by 1,406 · see citing works

Short-term assays of soil proteolytic enzyme activities using proteins and dipeptide derivatives as substrates

Ladd, J. N., & Butler, J. H. A. (1972) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/0038-0717(72)90038-7 · Cited by 1,080 · see citing works

Methods in Soil Biology

Schinner, F., Öhlinger, R., Kandeler, E., & Margesin, R. (1996) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-60966-4 · Cited by 974 · see citing works

Comparison of microbial numbers and enzymatic activities in surface soils and subsoils using various techniques

Taylor, J. P., Wilson, B. W., Mills, M. S., et al. (2002) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/s0038-0717(01)00199-7 · Cited by 759 · see citing works

Biological Indicators of Soil Health

Pankhurst, C. E., Doube, B. M., & Gupta, V. V. S. R. (1997) · Cited by 657 · see citing works

Diversity and Seasonal Fluctuations of the Dominant Members of the Bacterial Soil Community in a Wheat Field as Determined by Cultivation and Molecular Methods

Smit, E., Leeflang, P., Gommans, S., van den Broek, J., van Mil, S. W. C., & Wernars, K. (2001) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.67.5.2284-2291.2001 · Cited by 630 · see citing works

Soil microbial biomass, activity and nutrient cycling as indicators of soil health

Sparling, G. P. (1997) · Cited by 422 · see citing works

Effect of Phenylurea Herbicides on Soil Microbial Communities Estimated by Analysis of 16S rRNA Gene Fingerprints and Community-Level Physiological Profiles

Fantroussi, S. E., Verschuere, L., Verstraete, W., & Top, E. M. (1999) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.65.3.982-988.1999 · Cited by 390 · see citing works

Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in Two Different Agricultural Soil Communities

Øvreås, L., & Torsvik, V. L. (1998) · Microbial Ecology · doi:10.1007/s002489900117 · Cited by 327 · see citing works

Seasonal variation of N 2 O and CH 4 fluxes in differently managed arable soils in southern Germany

Flessa, H., Dörsch, P., & Beese, F. (1995) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/95jd02270 · Cited by 308 · see citing works

Modelling the turnover of organic matter in long-term experiments at Rothamsted

Jenkinson, D. S., Hart, P. B. S., Rayner, J. H., & Parry, L. C. (1987) · Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository) · Cited by 304 · see citing works

Current methods for measuring microbial biomass C in soil: Potentials and limitations

Martens, R. (1995) · Biology and Fertility of Soils · doi:10.1007/bf00336142 · Cited by 285 · see citing works

Variation of Microbial Rhizosphere Communities in Response to Crop Species, Soil Origin, and Inoculation with Sinorhizobium meliloti L33

Miethling, R., Wieland, G., Backhaus, H., & Tebbe, C. C. (2000) · Microbial Ecology · doi:10.1007/s002480000021 · Cited by 279 · see citing works

Defining and assessing soil health and sustainable productivity.

Doran, J. W., Safley, M., Pankhurst, C. E., et al. (1997) · Cited by 275 · see citing works

Impact of Fumigants on Soil Microbial Communities

Ibekwe, A. M., Papiernik, S. K., Gan, J., Yates, S. R., Yang, C., & Crowley, D. E. (2001) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.67.7.3245-3257.2001 · Cited by 267 · see citing works

Beyond the Biomass.

HOPKINS, D. W., Ritz, K., Dighton, J., et al. (1995) · Journal of Applied Ecology · doi:10.2307/2405115 · Cited by 264 · see citing works

Soil Quality for Crop Production and Ecosystem Health

(1997) · Developments in psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s0166-2481(97)x8001-8 · Cited by 260 · see citing works

Analysis of nifH Gene Pool Complexity in Soil and Litter at a Douglas Fir Forest Site in the Oregon Cascade Mountain Range

Widmer, F., Shaffer, B. T., Porteous, L. A., et al. (1999) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.65.2.374-380.1999 · Cited by 247 · see citing works

Comparative Diversity of Ammonia Oxidizer 16S rRNA Gene Sequences in Native, Tilled, and Successional Soils

Bruns, M. A., Stephen, J. R., Kowalchuk, G. A., et al. (1999) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.65.7.2994-3000.1999 · Cited by 239 · see citing works

Ratios between estimates of microbial biomass content and microbial activity in soils

Dilly, O. M., & Munch, J. C. (1998) · Biology and Fertility of Soils · doi:10.1007/s003740050446 · Cited by 219 · see citing works

Soil organic matter dynamics and sustainability of Tropical Agriculture

Mulongoy, K. J., & Merckx, R. (1993) · Cited by 203 · see citing works

The effect of long-term mercury pollution on the soil microbial community

ller, A. K. M. ⁄., Westergaard, K., Christensen, S., et al. (2001) · FEMS Microbiology Ecology · doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2001.tb00821.x · Cited by 195 · see citing works

Eco Targets, Goal Functions, and Orientors

(1998) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-58769-6 · Cited by 188 · see citing works

The Microbiology of Terrestrial Ecosystems.

Campbell, R., & Richards, B. N. (1987) · Journal of Ecology · doi:10.2307/2260337 · Cited by 167 · see citing works

16S rDNA analysis for characterization of denitrifying bacteria isolated from three agricultural soils

Chèneby, D., Philippot, L., Hartmann, A., Hénault, C., & Germon, J. C. (2000) · FEMS Microbiology Ecology · doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2000.tb00761.x · Cited by 154 · see citing works

The effect of long-term mercury pollution on the soil microbial community

Müller, A. K. (2001) · FEMS Microbiology Ecology · doi:10.1016/s0168-6496(01)00112-x · Cited by 147 · see citing works

16S rDNA analysis for characterization of denitrifying bacteria isolated from three agricultural soils

Chèneby, D. (2000) · FEMS Microbiology Ecology · doi:10.1016/s0168-6496(00)00080-5 · Cited by 121 · see citing works

Chapter 1 Concepts of soil quality and their significance

Carter, M. R., Gregorich, E. G., Anderson, D. W., Doran, J. W., Janzen, H. H., & Pierce, F. J. (1997) · Developments in psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s0166-2481(97)80028-1 · Cited by 119 · see citing works

The soil microbial biomass - before, beyond and back

Powlson, D. S. (1994) · Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository) · Cited by 117 · see citing works

PCR primers and functional probes for amplification and detection of bacterial genes for extracellular peptidases in single strains and in soil

Bach, H.-J., Hartmann, A., Schloter, M., et al. (2001) · Journal of Microbiological Methods · doi:10.1016/s0167-7012(00)00239-6 · Cited by 114 · see citing works

Toxicity analysis of freshwater and marine sediments with meio- and macrobenthic organisms: a review

Traunspurger, W., & Drews, C. (1996) · Hydrobiologia · doi:10.1007/bf00017632 · Cited by 112 · see citing works

Utility of Caenorhabditis elegans for Assessing Heavy Metal Contamination in Artificial Soil

Peredney, C. L., & Williams, P. L. (2000) · Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology · doi:10.1007/s002440010086 · Cited by 108 · see citing works

Effects of Agricultural Chemicals on DNA Sequence Diversity of Soil Microbial Community: A Study with RAPD Marker

Yang, Y., Yao, J., Hu, S., et al. (2000) · Microbial Ecology · doi:10.1007/s002489900180 · Cited by 107 · see citing works

Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas on Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Ecosystems

Gianinazzi, S., & Schüepp, H. (1994) · Birkhäuser Basel eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-8504-1 · Cited by 101 · see citing works

Bioavailability of heavy metals and arbuscular mycorrhiza in a sewage-sludge-amended sandy soil

Weissenhorn, I., Mench, M. J., & Leyval, C. (1995) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/0038-0717(94)00179-5 · Cited by 95 · see citing works

Identification of bacterial sources of soil peptidases

Bach, H.-J., & Munch, J. C. (2000) · Biology and Fertility of Soils · doi:10.1007/s003740050648 · Cited by 65 · see citing works

Rhizobial survival and nodulation of chickpea as influenced by fungicide seed treatment

Kyei‐Boahen, S., Slinkard, A. E., & Walley, F. L. (2001) · Canadian Journal of Microbiology · doi:10.1139/w01-038 · Cited by 63 · see citing works

The influence of season and stage of development of plant on Endogone mycorrhiza of field-grown wheat

Saif, S., & Khan, A. G. (1975) · Canadian Journal of Microbiology · doi:10.1139/m75-151 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

An assessment of the contribution of net mineralization to N cycling in grass swards using a field incubation method

Hatch, D. J., Jarvis, S. C., & Reynolds, S. E. (1991) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1007/bf00011804 · Cited by 53 · see citing works

Vitality fertilization of Scots pine stands growing along a gradient of heavy metal pollution: short-term effects on microbial biomass and respiration rate of the humus layer

Fritze, H., Vanhala, P., Pietik�inen, J., et al. (1996) · Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry · doi:10.1007/s0021663540750 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Indicators to assess sustainable land use with reference to soil microbiology.

Dilly, O. M., & Blume, H. ‐. (1998) · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Differential stabilities of soil enzymes

Pettit, N. M., Gregory, L. J., Freedman, R. B., et al. (1977) · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology · doi:10.1016/0005-2744(77)90171-1 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Standardization of Biomarkers for Endocrine Disruption and Environmental Assessment: 8th Volume

Henshel, D. S., Harrass, M. C., & Black, M. (1999) · doi:10.1520/stp1364-eb · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Effects of quantity, quality, and contact time of dissolved organic matter on bioconcentration of benzo[a]pyrene in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Haitzer, M., Burnison, B. K., Höss, S., et al. (1999) · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · doi:10.1002/etc.5620180314 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

The tillage effect in sustaining soil functions

Warkentin, B. P. (2001) · Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science · doi:10.1002/1522-2624(200108)164:4 · Cited by 36 · see citing works

Characteristics and energetic strategies of the rhizosphere in ecosystems of the Bornhöved Lake district

Dilly, O. M., Bach, H.-J., Buscot, F., et al. (2000) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/s0929-1393(00)00096-2 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

A critical analysis of methods for determining the composition and biogeochemical activities of soil microbial communities in situ.

Madsen, E. L., Stotzky, G., & Bollag, J. (1996) · Cited by 32 · see citing works

The potential use of soil biotic activity as an indicator of productivity, sustainability, and pollution.

Elliott, E. T. (1994) · Cited by 31 · see citing works

A Soil Bioassay Using the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Freeman, M., Peredney, C., & Williams, P. (1999) · doi:10.1520/stp15810s · Cited by 31 · see citing works

A short census of free-living nematode

Andrássy, I. (1992) · Fundamental & applied nematology · Cited by 25 · see citing works

Quantifying Ecosystem Maturity — a Case Study

Kutsch, W. L., Dilly, O. M., Steinborn, W. H., et al. (1998) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-58769-6_13 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Maßstabsabhängige räumliche Variabilität mikrobieller Bodenkenngrößen in einem Buchenwald

Stork, R., & Dilly, O. M. (1998) · Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde · doi:10.1002/jpln.1998.3581610309 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Effect of pesticides on growth of rhizobia and their host plants during symbiosis.

Madhavi, B., Anand, C. S., Bharathi, A., et al. (1993) · PubMed · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Soil amendments for immobilization of potentially toxic elements in contaminated soils: A critical review

Palansooriya, K. N., Shaheen, S. M., Chen, S. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Hashimoto, Y., Hou, D., Bolan, N. S., Rinklebe, J., & Ok, Y. S. (2020) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2019.105046 · Cited by 1,272 · see citing works

Long-term effect of chemical fertilizer, straw, and manure on soil chemical and biological properties in northwest China

Liu, E., Yan, C., Mei, X., He, W., Bing, S. H., Ding, L., Liu, Q., Liu, S., & Fan, T. (2010) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.04.029 · Cited by 809 · see citing works

Past, present and future of soil quality indices: a biological perspective

Bastida, F., Zsolnay, A., Hernández, T., & García, C. (2008) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2008.08.007 · Cited by 730 · see citing works

Microplastic addition alters the microbial community structure and stimulates soil carbon dioxide emissions in vegetable-growing soil

Gao, B., Yao, H., Li, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2020) · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry · doi:10.1002/etc.4916 · Cited by 430 · see citing works

Ecological network analysis reveals the inter-connection between soil biodiversity and ecosystem function as affected by land use across Europe

Creamer, R. E., Hannula, S. E., Leeuwen, J. P. V., Stone, D., Rutgers, M., Schmelz, R. M., Ruiter, P. C. D., Hendriksen, N. B., Bolger, T., Bouffaud, M. L., et al. (2016) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.08.006 · Cited by 275 · see citing works

Soil quality assessment under emerging regulatory requirements

Bone, J., Head, M., Barraclough, D., Archer, M., Scheib, C., Flight, D., & Voulvoulis, N. (2010) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2010.04.010 · Cited by 134 · see citing works

Validating the effectiveness and sensitivity of two soil quality indices based on natural forest soils under Mediterranean conditions

Zornoza, R., Mataix-Solera, J., Guerrero, C., Arcenegui, V., Mataix-Beneyto, J., & Gómez, I. (2008) · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.01.014 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Soil Quality and Soil Health: A Review

Laishram, J., Saxena, K. G., Maikhuri, R. K., & Rao, K. S. (2012) · Cited by 122 · see citing works

Soil Quality Indicators: A Comprehensive Review

Sharma, S., Lishika, B., Shubham, S., & Kaushal, S. (2023) · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · doi:10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i224139 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Soil Health and Climate Change: An Overview

Lal, R. (2011) · Soil biology · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-20256-8_1 · Cited by 76 · see citing works

Soil management practices that improve soil health: Elucidating their implications on biological indicators REVIEW PAPER

Njira, K., & Nabwami, J. (2013) · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Sustainable Soil Health

Bruns, M. A. (2014) · Plant Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-06892-3_17 · Cited by 7 · see citing works