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doclang: en
projects: at-ages
projects: ch-fibl-nutrient-management
projects: ch-fibl-soil-functions
projects: cz-other
projects: de-zalf
projects: eu-HorizonEU-benchmarks
projects: fr-INRAe
projects: fr-other
projects: it-cnr
projects: mtt
projects: pt
projects: wau
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refereed: never
seriesno: 39
budget: 0
docurl: https://jukuri.luke.fi/server/api/core/bitstreams/23ce1d3a-47a2-47b5-bc26-db44b1c3b85d/content
altloc: https://www.fibl.org/en/themes/projectdatabase/projectitem/project/2319
altloc: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091010
publicfulltext: TRUE
creators_name: Symanczik, Sarah
creators_name: Lori, Martina
creators_name: Bacq-Labreuil, Aurélie
creators_name: Basile, Angelo
creators_name: Beriot, Nicolas
creators_name: Berlin, Alexander
creators_name: Bünemann, Else K.
creators_name: Cheval, Pénélope
creators_name: Cunha, Luis
creators_name: David, Felix
creators_name: Di Lonardo, Paolo
creators_name: Götzinger, Sophia
creators_name: Grahmann, Kathrin
creators_name: Hofman, Jakub
creators_name: Mäkipää, Raisa
creators_name: Möller, Julia
creators_name: Reis, Filipa
creators_name: Sanén, Taru
creators_name: Törmänen, Tiina
creators_name: Creamer, Rachel
creators_orcid: 0000-0002-2773-3875
creators_orcid: 0000-0003-4605-6125
title: BENCHMARKS soil sampling protocol: Guidelines for agricultural and forest experimental sites
ispublished: pub
subjects: 2soilbiol
subjects: 4methods
keywords: soil sampling protocols, soil sample processing, sample storage, Abacus, FiBL10207, BENCHMARKS 
sample shipment, soil health indicators, laboratory analysis
abstract: To evaluate soil health, a diverse set of biological, chemical, and physical SHIs is proposed. To optimize soil samples for subsequent analyses, SHI-compliant sampling protocols are implemented, aligning with the BENCHMARKS sampling scheme.
For baseline site characterisation, soil samples will be collected using BENCHMARKS protocols for bulk soil, bulk density, earthworms, and mesofauna. Depending on site-specific challenges, additional samples may be collected using protocols tailored to plastic sampling or hydraulic property sampling. The document also provides detailed guidelines on sample processing, shipping, and storage tailored to each soil sampling protocol. Lastly, it outlines the SHIs recommended for assessment both in the laboratory and directly in the field.
date: 2025
date_type: published
series: Natural resources and bioeconomy studies
publication: Natural resources and bioeconomy studies
volume: 39
institution: Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
full_text_status: public
pagerange: 1-34
isbn: 978-952-419-062-6
issn: 2342-7639
contact_email: info.suisse@fibl.org
conf_subm: not_subm
voa3r_agrovoc_lang: en
voa3r_agrovoc_lang: en
voa3r_agrovoc_lang: en
voa3r_agrovoc_value_string: soil sampling
voa3r_agrovoc_value_string: protocols
voa3r_agrovoc_value_string: soil health -> soil quality
voa3r_agrovoc_value_uri: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25271
voa3r_agrovoc_value_uri: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_c6f4f99b
voa3r_agrovoc_value_uri: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a9645d28
fp7_project: yes
fp7_project_id: 101091010
access_rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
citation:    Symanczik, Sarah; Lori, Martina; Bacq-Labreuil, Aurélie; Basile, Angelo; Beriot, Nicolas; Berlin, Alexander; Bünemann, Else K.; Cheval, Pénélope; Cunha, Luis; David, Felix; Di Lonardo, Paolo; Götzinger, Sophia; Grahmann, Kathrin; Hofman, Jakub; Mäkipää, Raisa; Möller, Julia; Reis, Filipa; Sanén, Taru; Törmänen, Tiina and Creamer, Rachel         (2025) BENCHMARKS soil sampling protocol: Guidelines for agricultural and forest experimental sites.   Natural resources and bioeconomy studies, no. 39. Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) .    
document_url: /id/eprint/56751/1/luke-luobio_39_2025.pdf