DS/ISO 23611-1
Soil quality - Sampling of soil invertebrates - Part 1: Hand-sorting and formalin extraction of earthworms
| Organization: | DS |
| Publication Date: | 19 April 2006 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 22 |
| ICS Code (Biological properties of soils): | 13.080.30 |
scope:
This part of ISO 23611 specifies a method for sampling and handling earthworms from field soils as a prerequisite for using these animals as bioindicators (e.g to assess the quality of a soil as a habitat for organisms). Basic information on the ecology of earthworms and their use as bio-indicators in the terrestrial environment can be found in the reference listed in the bibliography.
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