dc.contributor.author
Zeiss, Romy
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Eisenhauer, Nico
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Orgiazzi, Alberto
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Rillig, Matthias
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Buscot, François
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Jones, Arwyn
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Lehmann, Anika
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Reitz, Thomas
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Smith, Linnea
dc.contributor.author
Guerra, Carlos A.
dc.date.accessioned
2022-10-06T09:14:21Z
dc.date.available
2022-10-06T09:14:21Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/36154
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-35870
dc.description.abstract
Soil biodiversity and related ecosystem functions are neglected in most biodiversity assessments and nature conservation actions. We examined how society, and particularly policy makers, have addressed these factors worldwide with a focus on Europe and explored the role of soils in nature conservation in Germany as an example. We reviewed past and current global and European policies, compared soil ecosystem functioning in- and outside protected areas, and examined the role of soils in nature conservation management via text analyses. Protection and conservation of soil biodiversity and soil ecosystem functioning have been insufficient. Soil-related policies are unenforceable and lack soil biodiversity conservation goals, focusing instead on other environmental objectives. We found no evidence of positive effects of current nature conservation measures in multiple soil ecosystem functions in Europe. In German conservation management, soils are considered only from a limited perspective (e.g., as physicochemical part of the environment and as habitat for aboveground organisms). By exploring policy, evidence, and management as it relates to soil ecosystems, we suggest an integrative perspective to move nature conservation toward targeting soil ecosystems directly (e.g., by setting baselines, monitoring soil threats, and establishing a soil indicator system).
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dc.format.extent
12 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subject
nature conservation
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dc.subject
protected areas
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soil biodiversity
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dc.subject
soil ecosystem functioning
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dc.subject.ddc
500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
dc.title
Challenges of and opportunities for protecting European soil biodiversity
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
e13930
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1111/cobi.13930
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Conservation Biology
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
5
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
36
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13930
refubium.affiliation
Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie
refubium.affiliation.other
Institut für Biologie
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1523-1739
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