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Building a European Network for the Characterisation and Harmonisation of Monitoring Approaches for Research and Knowledge on Soils

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Deliverables

Report comparing LUCAS sampling and preparation procedures with those implemented in BENCHMARKS and EJP (opens in new window)

Task 4.2 Characterisation and classification of the Living Labs and regions Lead: AGES - Partners: WU, CF, CNR, CSIC, CAS, FiBL, IAP, INRAE, NRIF, NINA, UNINA, ZALF, LUKEThe characterisation of the Living Labs is essential to support the systematic sampling to be developed in task WP4.4 and to allow proper replication of the classifying typologies. In this task, we will develop a detailed overview of the different land use sub-categories and practices applied in all 24 Living Labs. We will design a sampling strategy to ensure harmonisation of data collection across all Living Labs. Collected data and land management information from task 2.1 will be collated and classified according to the data structure developed in tasks WP3.2 and WP3.3. We will use the data to classify how informative the site is according to the three spatial scales (local, landscape and regional), this will be based on land use and cover, but also considering the different pedoclimatic factors and topography, including landscape heterogeneity. In local sites with available land management plans we will also collect management information as co-variate data. Sampling procedures will be aligned with those of other soil survey projects such as LUCAS (WP6.2) and EJP SOIL to make data comparable and to feed future soil monitoring systems. Sampling recommendations will be applied in WP4.3.

Catalogue of stakeholder objectives (opens in new window)

Task 2.3 Cataloguing management practices Task lead: FIBL – Partners: WU, AGES, CF, CNR, UNINA, CSIC, DRA, FIBL, IAP, INRAE, ULO, LUKE, ZALFAn analysis will be completed working with the land use topic (agriculture, forestry and urban) leaders to define the main management practices applied in the different Living Lab regions. Associated with the management practices, Task 2.3 will identify potential monitoring metrics (results and outcomes) based on a meta-data analysis, which can be considered for a range of soil health objectives (D.6).

BENCHMARKS Glossary online (opens in new window)

Task 1.4 Defining a common language (Glossary)- AGES (WU, CF, FiBL, INRAE, NINA, WR, ZALF) Sharing knowledge and removing barriers is crucial for the success of this project. Therefore, within this task, project participants will collect and identify project relevant terminology and accepted scientific definitions on ecosystem services/soil functions/soil indicators and soil health from previous and existing EU projects, national initiatives and the scientific literature. Language barriers will be identified and translated into accessible and understandable language for stakeholders. The gathered information and identified relevant terminology will be used to generate an online open-source glossary, shared between consortium partners, users and stakeholders. The glossary will have a flexible structure to allow updates and feedback throughout the project and beyond (D.4).ONLINE

Publications

How to monitor the ‘success’ of agricultural sustainability: A perspective (opens in new window)

Author(s): L. Schreefel, R.E. Creamer, H.H.E. van Zanten, E.M. de Olde, K. Koppelmäki, M. Debernardini, I.J.M. de Boer, R.P.O. Schulte
Published in: Global Food Security, Issue 43, 2024, ISSN 2211-9124
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100810

Automatized Sentinel-2 mosaicking for large area forest mapping (opens in new window)

Author(s): Timo P. Pitkänen, Andras Balazs, Sakari Tuominen
Published in: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 2024, ISSN 1569-8432
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2024.103659

Mapping the conceptual and intellectual structure of soil health research (1996–2021): a terms co-occurrence and co-cited reference network analysis (opens in new window)

Author(s): Mohamed Houssemeddine Sellami, Mauro Mori, Fabio Terribile
Published in: Frontiers in Soil Science, Issue 5, 2025, ISSN 2673-8619
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FSOIL.2025.1549290

Research Evolution on the Impact of Agronomic Practices on Soil Health from 1996 to 2021: A Bibliometric Analysis (opens in new window)

Author(s): Mohamed Houssemeddine Sellami, Fabio Terribile
Published in: Soil Systems, 2023, ISSN 2571-8789
Publisher: mdpi
DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems7030078

Is the Organic Carbon-to-Clay Ratio a Reliable Indicator of Soil Health? (opens in new window)

Author(s): Raisa Mäkipää, Lorenzo Menichetti, Eduardo Martínez-García, Tiina Törmänen, Aleksi Lehtonen
Published in: Geoderma, 2024, ISSN 1872-6259
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116862

Response of soil biota to agricultural management practices: A systematic quantitative meta-data-analysis and method selection framework (opens in new window)

Author(s): Martina Lori, Ricardo Leitao, Felix David, Camille Imbert, Alessio Corti, Luis Cunha, Sarah Symanczik, Else K. Bünemann, Rachel Creamer, Carmen Vazquez
Published in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Issue 207, 2025, ISSN 0038-0717
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SOILBIO.2025.109815

Science of the Total Environment (opens in new window)

Author(s): Geoffroy Sere,, Cecile Le Guern Antonio Bispo, Clement Layet, Christophe Ducommun, Margaux Clesse, Christophe Schwartz, Laure Vidal-Beaudet
Published in: Science of the Total Environment, 2024, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171347

BENCHMARKS soil sampling protocol: Guidelines for agricultural and forest experimental sites

Author(s): Symanczik et al.
Published in: Natural resources and bioeconomy studies, Issue 39, 2025, ISSN 2342-7639
Publisher: Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki 2025

BENCHMARKS soil sampling protocol: Guidelines for urban systems

Author(s): Cheval et al.
Published in: Natural Resources and Bioeconomy Studies, Issue 41, 2025, ISSN 2342-7639
Publisher: Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

BENCHMARKS soil sampling protocol: Guidelines for agricultural and forest systems

Author(s): Symanczik et al.
Published in: Natural Resources and Bioeconomy Studies, Issue 40, 2025, ISSN 2342-7639
Publisher: Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

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