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368 Search Results for forests and soil

  • Tools and Resources

    Forests and soil

     Soil is an important component of the forest ecosystem.
  • Media

    NS_SLA_report_FINAL_08Feb2023

     Summary of FR Seed Origin Trials on Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.).
  • Media

    WPHSN Report 2023

     A full report of the activities and findings from the second season of sampling undertaken for the Welsh Plant Health Surveillance Network.
  • Tools and Resources

    Forest soils and archaeological preservation

     An overview of major forest soil types and the conditions of their burial environment
  • Publications

    The identification of soils for forest management
    Lead Author: Fiona Kennedy
    The aim of this Field Guide is to assist forestry practitioners in making responsible management decisions by providing them with a way to identify soil quickly. This is done via a series of keys aimed at those with little or no experience of soil classification.
  • Tools and Resources

    Materials for soil formation

     Information on soil forming materials and their origin and practical considerations in the urban context
  • Research

    Soil organic carbon changes in UK forest soils

     Rita Razauskaite, PhD studentship, University of Aberdeen (2015-2018) Summary Forest soils contain large amounts of carbon, which can be lost through forest operations or changing environmental conditions. As forests are perennial with infrequent disturbance, soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation differs from highly disturbed land uses, with significant accumulation occurring in deeper soil horizons...
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Mull and mor formation in relation to forest soils
    Lead Author: W.R.C. Handley
    This bulletin presents the results of researches carried out at the Imperial Forestry Institute, Oxford, between 1948 and 1953. It deals with the processes that go on when organic material decays in the soil.
  • Research

    Soil sustainability – Forest Ecosystem Monitoring in the Forestry Commission

     Level I and Level II networks
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Cultivation of soils for forestry
    Lead Author: D. B. Paterson
    This Bulletin describes how foresters can use cultivation to provide a favourable site for tree survival and growth. A guiding principle is to work within the limitations of the site and to appreciate the effects of cultivation upon the microsite and the wider forest environment. The wide range of cultivation techniques now available means that […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Soil survey at Alice Holt Research Forest

     Map showing soil survey at Alice Holt Research Forest
  • Research

    Effects of climate change on sustainability of forest soils

     A combination of CO2 and consequent changes in temperature, precipitation, windiness and radiation will lead to changes in the soil functioning