Soil and Plant Analysis for Forest Ecosystem Characterization - Paperback

by Daniel John Vogt (Author), Joel P. Tilley (Author), Robert L. Edmonds (Author)

This handbook provides an overview of physical, chemical and biological methods used to analyze soils and plant tissue using an ecosystem perspective. The current emphasis on climate change has recognized the importance of including soil carbon as part of our carbon budgets. This manual presents methods for soil and plant analysis with the ecosystem level approach that will reduce the risk that poor management decisions will be made in forests.

Author Biography

Daniel Vogt and Robert Edmonds, Univ. of Washington, Seattle; Joel Tilley, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, USA