@article{fdi:010075607,
  title = {{B}iofunctool ({R}) : a new framework to assess the impact of land management on soil quality. {P}art {A} : concept and validation of the set of indicators},
  author = {{T}houmazeaua, {A}. and {B}essoua, {C}. and {R}enevier, {M}. {S}. and {T}rap, {J}ean and {M}arichal, {R}. and {M}areschal, {L}. and {D}ecaens, {T}. and {B}ottinelli, {N}icolas and {J}aillard, {B}. and {C}hevallier, {T}iphaine and {S}uvannang, {N}. and {S}ajjaphan, {K}. and {T}haler, {P}. and {G}ay, {F}. and {B}rauman, {A}lain},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he assessment of soil quality is a scientific issue that has been widely debated in the literature for the last twenty years. {W}e developed the {B}iofunctool ({R}) framework to assess soil quality based on an integrative approach that accounts for the link between the physico-chemical properties and the biological activity of soils. {B}iofunctool ({R}) consists in a set of twelve in-field, time- and cost-effective indicators to assess three main soil functions: carbon transformation, nutrient cycling and structure maintenance. {T}he indicators were applied in a network of mostly rubber plantations compared with three other land uses in {T}hailand. {W}e collected 1952 indicators values in 180 sampling points over a wide range of pedo-climatic and agronomic contexts in order to assess the validity of the indicators. {A} reliability, redundancy and sensitivity analysis was performed to validate the capacity of the set of indicators to assess the impact of land management on soil quality. {T}he results showed the relevance and consistence of each of the twelve indicators to assess the soil functioning. {I}mprovements are finally discussed to guide further implementation of the indicators in various contexts and build a soil quality index.},
  keywords = {{B}iofunctool ({R}) ; {S}oil functions ; {S}oil quality ; {I}ntegrative approach ; {I}ndicators ; {L}and management ; {THAILANDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cological {I}ndicators},
  volume = {97},
  numero = {},
  pages = {100--110},
  ISSN = {1470-160{X}},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.09.023},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075607},
}