03231naa a2200397 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000160006024501080007626000090018452019260019370000160211970000160213570000140215170000170216570000150218270000150219770000180221270000130223070000160224370000170225970000230227670000150229970000160231470000170233070000170234770000160236470000280238070000130240870000230242170000180244470000160246270000170247870000170249577303210251213148232008-09-16       2008    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aCLUZEAU, D.  aProcedures and protocol for soil biodiversity monitoringb"RMQSBiodiv", a French Pilot area experience.  c2008  aIn order to incorporate biological parameters into soil quality monitoring, a French program « RMQS-biodiv » was performed at the regional scale (Brittany, France). This program assessed a range of biological parameters, and was connected to another soil monitoring network developed at the national scale (Soil Quality Measurement Network- RMQS) which monitor agro-pedological parameters. The connexion of both programs allowed the merge of both biotic and abiotic data in a larger dataset, the analysis and the monitoring of soil biodiversity (species and functions) in relation to land use (mainly agricultural practices) and/or pedoclimatic parameters. The RMQS-Biodiv Program also focussed on the optimization of soil biota sampling procedures with the objective of their necessary standardization at national or European levels. It finally assessed emerging criteria with respect to their relevance vs their cost effectiveness before promoting them towards practical field actors. Thus, this programme required an important research network to measure a large range of biological parameters: macrofauna (earthworms, total macrofauna), mesofauna (acarina and collembola), microorganisms (nematodes, microbial biomass, bacterial and fungal diversity), and also functional biological parameters (soil respiration, humus index).The pilot area covered more than 27 000 km² and the sampling scheme followed a systematic approach based on a 16 X 16 km squared grid. 115 sites were sampled in 2006 and 2007. The sampling methods adapted to the present study context were designed to meet, as far as possible, the ISO standards. This paper will expose the logistics required to perform this type of program. Moreover, the protocols and procedures will be discussed with respect to the ISO standards and to the propositions and recommendations made by the ENVASSO project (Environmental Assessment of Soil for Monitoring).1 aPÉRÈS, G.1 aMERCIER, V.1 aBISPO, A.1 aARROUAYS, D.1 aWALTER, C.1 aCORTET, J.1 aVILLENAVE, C.1 aRUIZ, N.1 aRANJARD, L.1 aCHAUSSOD, R.1 aCANNAVACCIUOLO, M.1 aROUGÉ, L.1 aJOLIVET, C.1 aFARGETTE, M.1 aMATEILLE, T.1 aLAVELLE, P.1 aLERMERCIER-FOUCAULT, B.1 aDUBS, F.1 aMARTIN-LAURENT, F.1 aVELASQUEZ, E.1 aBELLIDO, A.1 aGUERNION, M.1 aPONGE, J. F.  tIn: INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON SOIL ZOOLOGY, 15; INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON APTERYGOTA, 12., 2008, Curitiba. Biodiversity, conservation and sustainabele management of soil animal: abstracts. Colombo: Embrapa Florestas. Editors: George Gardner Brown; Klaus Dieter Sautter; Renato Marques; Amarildo Pasini. 1 CD-ROM.