Requirements for soil sampling in the context of ecosystem research.
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.
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Ecology Centre, University of Kiel, Germany. uwe@pz-oekosys.uni-kiel.de
Müller
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D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D013048:Specimen Handling
D012989:Soil Pollutants