Forest Soils : Properties and Processes

Author:

Armson, Ken

Series:

Heritage

Publisher:

University of Toronto Press

Pub. Date:

1977

Language:

English

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1 Forest soil: what it is and how to describe it

The description of a soil

2 The architecture of soil: texture, structure, and porosity

Determination of soil texture

Origin of soil structure

Measurement of soil porosity

3 Colour, temperature, and aeration

Measurement of soil colour

Soil temperature regimes

Measurement of soil aeration

Soil aeration regimes

4 Soil water: the lifeblood of soil

Energy relationships of water

Movement of water in soil

Movement in layered soils

Soil water measurement

Soil moisture regimes

5 Soil organic matter

The type and amount of organic matter

The form and composition of litter

Energy transformations and decomposition of litter

6 Soil biology: organisms and processes

The measurement of soil animals

The estimation of microflora populations and their activities

Weathering of soil materials

Clay minerals - products of weathering

Cation exchange capacity

Measurement of cation exchange capacity

Measurement of soil reaction

Calcium and magnesium

Measurement of soil fertility

Elements in the soil

Plant-soil relationships

Diagnostic and predictive techniques.

Comparative chemical analyses

Mathematical relationships

General fertility considerations

Fertilizer materials and their use

9 Soil classification

Units of soil and classification

The 7th approximation and soil taxonomy - a world system

The Canadian soil classification system

Soil surveys and the landscape

Examples of soil surveys

Comprehensive land surveys

General soil survey - USDA

General soil survey - Canada

Forest soil survey - Japan

Boreal forest soil survey

The Netherlands - a large-scale survey

Interpretation and use of soil surveys

Form and abundance of roots

Rooting volume of the soil

Amounts and development of roots

Root growth and soil properties

Ecological and silvicultural aspects of roots

Effects of fire on forest soil properties

13 The hydrolic cycle

General considerations

Effects of soil properties

Effects of vegetation

Forest management effects

General considerations

Nutrient inputs and outputs

Internal cycling in the forest and soil

Nutrient cycling in relation to certain ecological and silvicultural considerations

15 Forest soil development

Factors of soil development

Processes of soil development

16 Soils and changing landscapes and use

Soils and landscapes

The New Forest - a case history.

Location, area, and geology

Settlement, culture, vegetation, and soils

Appendix 1 Procedures for soil profile description and sampling

Soil profile description

Soil sampling procedures

Appendix 2 Common and scientific names of trees and shrubs

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