title: Requirements for soil sampling in the context of ecosystem research.
abstract: Soils are important compartments of ecosystems which are characterized by self-regulation within specific limits and different spatial and temporal heterogeneities. Soil sampling has to take into account the sampling strategy, pre-analytical sample processing, extraction and analysis and the interpretation of data as well as quality controls. Some examples from different investigations illustrate special sampling problems under different circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Ecology Centre, University of Kiel, Germany. uwe@pz-oekosys.uni-kiel.de
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schleuss
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D013048:Specimen Handling
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants