Evaluation of BioSoil Demonstration Project - Preliminary Data Analysis
The BioSoil demonstration Project was initiated under the Forest Focus-Scheme
(Regulation (EC) Nr. 2152/2003) concerning the monitoring of forests and
environmental interactions in the Community, and aimed to broaden the scope of
previous forest monitoring activities (on atmospheric pollution and forest fires) to the
fields of soil characteristics and biodiversity indicators.
The preliminary data analysis concentrated on the evaluation of a selected number of
parameters of the data submitted by NFCs and sampling procedures. For soil the
parameters needed to establish soil organic carbon densities were analysed. The spatial
consistency of data reported between NFCs was found to vary significantly between
sources also for assumed constant parameters (volume of coarse fragments). The
temporal stability and changes in variable parameters were assessed using data from the
previous soil condition survey on Level I sites. A particular problem in sampling and
reporting data was the separation of the organic layer from the soil material, which was
approached differently by the NFCs. No clear trend in the development of soil organic
carbon over the previous survey was found.
The analysis of data on biodiversity concentrated on the consistency and completeness
of the parameters reported. Plot characteristics were mapped and species diversity was
established based on commonly used indices expressing the richness and distribution of
species present on a site. Relationships between forest type and species diversity were
explored. Regional differences in identifying and reporting species between sites
became evident during the analysis.
The evaluation of both modules concluded that the manuals detailing sampling and
analysis of the data collected need to be up-dated with a clear and unambiguous
description of procedures to follow and inconsistencies removed.
HIEDERER Roland;
DURRANT HOUSTON Tracy;
2010-02-11
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC56739
978-92-79-15054-8,
1018-5593,
EUR 24258 EN,
OP LB-NA-24258-EN-C,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC56739,
10.2788/64089,
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