<scp>LUCAS</scp> Soil Biodiversity and <scp>LUCAS</scp> Soil Pesticides, new tools for research and policy development

Indicators for monitoring soil biodiversity.

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Soil Biodiversity: Measurements, Indicators, Threats and Soil Functions

A proper soil functioning now and in the future is a key life support function. There is a growing interest in the assessment of the present and to predict the future quality and performance of soils that are or may be influenced by human activities.

Soil biodiversity and soil community composition determine ecosystem multifunctionality.

Biodiversity loss has become a global concern as evidence accumulates that it will negatively affect ecosystem services on which society depends. So far, most studies have focused on the ecological consequences of above-ground biodiversity loss; yet a large part of Earth's biodiversity is literally hidden below ground. Whether reductions of biodiversity in soil communities below ground have con...

Sorption of Pesticides in Soil and Compost

A study was carried out on the sorption of the sparingly water-soluble pesticide linuron in various types of soil with different levels of organic matter. The sorption isotherms of the pesticide were obtained in bathequilibrium experiments and the data were fit to Freundlich and Dual Reactive Domain Models. In general, the sorption was the highest for the soil with greatest content of soil orga...

Intensive agriculture reduces soil biodiversity across Europe 1 Running head : Intensive agriculture and soil biodiversity