Humus forms as tool for upscaling soil biodiversity data to landscape level

Abstract

The relation between humus forms and general features of the soil faunal community is well founded knowledge in soil science and soil biology. As the direct explora-tion of soil communities is limited to the local scale, mapping of humus forms can be a tool for upscaling and prediction of soil biodiversity at regional or land-scape scales. Existing inconsistencies in classification systems that hamper an easy translation of humus forms into soil biodiversity are addressed.