Work package 1: Habitat & Diversity

Explore European soil biodiversity as a function of land use characteristics and regional constraints.

Hypotheses

• Soil biodiversity depends on local filters defined by farm-based soil management inputs in different European areas.

• Soil biodiversity benefits from reductions in farm-based soil management intensities.

Leaders of the work package: D. Cluzeau, UR1 France; B. B. Landa, CSIC Spain

Tasks

Task 1.1 Structural and genetic inventory of soil organisms’ diversity