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Protecting archaeology by managing soil
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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.
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[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 […]
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Soil mineral weathering rates
Study to understand measure the rates of decay of the mineralogical content within soil samples and thus contribution to the soil chemistry
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Chemical stability of artefacts in woodland soils
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