This practical handbook describes sampling and laboratory
assessment methods for the biodiversity of a number of key
functional groups of soil organisms, including insects, earthworms,
nematodes, fungi and bacteria. The methods have been assembled and
the protocols drafted by a number of scientists associated with the
UNEP-GEF funded Conservation and Sustainable Management of
Below-Ground Biodiversity project, executed by the Tropical Soil
Biodiversity and Fertility (TSBF) institute of the International
Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). The methods provide a
standardized basis for characterizing soil biodiversity occurring
in terrestrial natural and agro-ecosystems in the tropics and
current land uses in forest and forest margin areas. The aim is to
assess soil biodiversity against current and historic land use
practices both at plot and landscape scales and further to identify
opportunities for improved sustainable land management through the
introduction and/or management of soil biota, thus reducing the
need for external inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides. The
book does not contain identification keys as such, but there is
extensive advice on the handling of specimens and the allocation of
organisms to strain or functional group type.Published with
TSBF-CIAT.
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