@article{fdi:010053865,
  title = {{IBQS} : a synthetic index of soil quality based on soil macro-invertebrate communities},
  author = {{R}uiz, {N}uria and {M}athieu, {J}. and {C}{\'e}lini, {L}. and {R}ollard, {C}. and {H}ommay, {G}. and {I}orio , {E}. and {L}avelle, {P}atrick},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e developed a synthetic index of biological soil quality ({IBQS}) based on soil macro-invertebrate community patterns to assess soil quality. {I}n 22 sites representing the diversity of agroecosystems encountered in {F}rance, invertebrate communities co-varied significantly with a set of 14 parameters describing the physical and chemical properties of soil (co-inertia, p < 0.001: {RV}= 0.70). {U}sing hierarchical classification, sites could be separated into four homogeneous groups and, using the 'indicator value' method, 46 indicator taxa characteristic of one or another of these groups were identified. {W}e then used a formula that takes into account the abundance of indicator species and their respective indicator values to score soils from 1 to 20. {IBQS} was able to detect the effects of management practices on soil quality. {S}oil quality varied from 6 to 20 in forests, 7 to 9 in pastures and 2 to 9 in crops respectively. {T}his suggests that well-managed crops and pastures may have better soil quality than some forests. {O}ur results confirm that soil macro-invertebrates provide an integrative measure of soil quality and that the proposed index can be used either in short- or long-term monitoring, provided that it is calibrated and validated with respect to the regional context of the study.},
  keywords = {{M}onitoring soil quality ; {A}ssessment tools ; {B}io-indication ; {A}groecosystems ; {M}anagement practices ; {I}ndicator taxa ; {S}oil health ; {M}acro-invertebrates},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}oil {B}iology and {B}iochemistry},
  volume = {43},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {2032--2045},
  ISSN = {0038-0717},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.05.019},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053865},
}