DIN ISO 23611-4:2008 Soil quality - Sampling of soil invertebrates - Part 4: Sampling, extraction and identification of soil-inhabiting nematodes (ISO 23611-4:2007);English version of DIN ISO 23611-4:2008-11
This part of ISO 23611 specifies a method for sampling and handling free-living nematodes from terrestrial
field soils as a prerequisite for using them as bio-indicators (e.g. to assess the quality of a soi~ as a habitat for
organisms).
This part of ISO 23611 applies to all terrestrial biotopes in which nematodes occur. The sampling design of
field studies in general is specified in ISO 10381-1.
This part of ISO 23611 is not applicable to aquatic nematodes because these nematodes do not pass through
the filter. Methods for some other soil organism groups such as earthworms, enchytraeids or collembolans are
covered in other parts of ISO 23611,
The nematodes that are characterized by the proposed procedure are all the free-living forms of nematodes
found in soil, They include non-plant-feeding nematodes as well as ectoparasitic plant-feeding nematodes and
free-living stage of endoparasitic nematodes. The quantification of obligate plant-feeding nematodes in roots
requires specific methods.
NOTE Basic information on the ecology of nematodes and their use as bio-indicafors can be found in the
bibliography.
This part of ISO23611 does not cover the pedological characterization of the site which is highly
recommendable when sampling soil invertebrates. ISO 10390, ISO 10694, ISO 11272, ISO 11274, ISO 11277,
ISO 11461 and ISO 11465 are more suitable for measuring pH, particle size distribution, C/N ratio, organic
carbon content and water-holding capacity.
DIN ISO 23611-4:2008 history
2011DIN EN ISO 23611-4:2011 Soil quality - Sampling of soil invertebrates - Part 4: Sampling, extraction and identification of soil-inhabiting nematodes (ISO 23611-4:2007); German version EN ISO 23611-4:2011
2008DIN ISO 23611-4:2008 Soil quality - Sampling of soil invertebrates - Part 4: Sampling, extraction and identification of soil-inhabiting nematodes (ISO 23611-4:2007);English version of DIN ISO 23611-4:2008-11
DIN ISO 23611-4:2008 Soil quality - Sampling of soil invertebrates - Part 4: Sampling, extraction and identification of soil-inhabiting nematodes (ISO 23611-4:2007);English version of DIN ISO 23611-4:2008-11 was changed to DIN EN ISO 23611-4:2011 Soil quality - Sampling of soil invertebrates - Part 4: Sampling, extraction and identification of soil-inhabiting nematodes (ISO 23611-4:2007); German version EN ISO 23611-4:2011.