Reprint
Forest Soils
Functions, Threats, Management
Edited by
September 2022
216 pages
- ISBN978-3-0365-5063-3 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-0365-5064-0 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Forest Soils: Functions, Threats, Management that was published in
Biology & Life Sciences
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary
A specific characteristic of forest soils is their long-term development under more or less continuous vegetation cover, resulting in a deeper-reaching rooting zone, higher humus content and porosity compared to soils of other land-use types. However, some of these functions of forest soils are endangered by environmental and climate change, or inadequate management.
This Special Issue will address specific functions of forest soils, the processes that threaten these functions, and management approaches that will preserve or recover them.
Format
- Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
C:N:P ratio; dead organic matter; forest ecosystem; forest soil; humus layer; nutrient cycling; nutrient reservoir; organic layer; soil quality; soil functions; Eucalyptus species; soil acidity; exchangeable cations; water-extractable C and N; Ruhande Arboretum; Rwanda; forest soil characteristics; secondary soil structure; soil functions; ecosystem services; spatiotemporal integration level; forest soil management; soil properties; forest soil modifications; oxalate; A. triphyllum; earthworm invasions; calcifery; clearcutting; Norway spruce; European beech; litter decomposition; N; Ca; home-field advantage (HFA); carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes; forest soil chemistry; forest soil survey; soil organic carbon; soil nitrogen; soil acidity; Austrian forest soils; base saturation; repeated soil sampling; acidification; forest soils; recovery; sulfur deposition; generalized additive mixed models; soil nutrient balance; deposition; weathering; leaching; uncertainties; harvest intensities; forest monitoring data; Germany; National Forest Inventory (NFI); National Forest Soil Inventory (NFSI); soil compaction; soil structure; skid trails; greenhouse gas fluxes; black alder; soil recovery; soil compaction; soil aeration; soil structure recovery; soil protection strategy; n/a