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Biological measurements in a nationwide soil monitoring network
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Summary In the Netherlands soil biological measurements are undertaken in a nationwide monitoring programme. The measurements are combined in the Biological Indicator of Soil Quality (BISQ). About 300 locations were selected in a random stratified design comprising stringent combinations of land use and soil type. All locations were sampled in a six‐year cycle. In this contribution we describe the monitoring network and the BISQ and present average values for biomass, abundances and taxonomic diversity of various soil dwelling organisms derived from 10 years of measurements. We further highlight some results and discuss the possibilities in soil and land management policy frameworks for improving sustainable land management.
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- Authors
- Rutgers, M., Schouten, A. J., Bloem, J., Van Eekeren, N., De Goede, R. G. M., Jagersop Akkerhuis, G. A. J. M., Van der Wal, A., Mulder, C., Brussaard, L., & Breure, A. M.
- Affiliations
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
- Louis Bolk Instituut (NL)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Rutgers, M.
- ORCID
- Venue
- European Journal of Soil Science
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-09-15
- Volume
- 60
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 820-832
- ISSN
- 1351-0754 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2389
- OpenAlex
- W2071141678
- Cited by
- 168
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 18.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- research.wur.nl
- Locations
- European Journal of Soil Science (publishedVersion)
- Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Rivm (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
- 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 › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Keywords
- soil organisms, soil biodiversity, soil biomass, species abundance, taxonomic diversity, soil fauna, land use, soil type, sustainable land management, Netherlands
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