Global Change and Forest Soils: Cultivating Stewardship of a Finite Natural Resource, Volume 36, provides a state-of-the-science summary and synthesis of global forest soils that identifies concerns, issues and opportunities for soil adaptation and mitigation as external pressures from global changes arise. Where, how and why some soils are resilient to global change while others are at risk is explored, as are upcoming train wrecks and success stories across boreal, temperate, and tropical forests. Each chapter offers multiple sections written by leading soil scientists who comment on wildfires, climate change and forest harvesting effects, while also introducing examples of current global issues.
Readers will find this book to be an integrated, up-to-date assessment on global forest soils.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Forest soils in the Anthropocene - p. 9 3. Chapter 3. Drivers of soil change - p. 27 4. Chapter 4. History of forest soils knowledge and research - p. 43 5. Bioregional soils and global change - p. 55 6. Chapter 5. Boreal forests and soils - p. 59 7. Chapter 6. Temperate forests and soils - p. 83 8. Chapter 7. Tropical dry forest soils: global change and local-scale consequences for soil biogeochemical processes - p. 109 9. Chapter 8. Wet tropical soils and global change - p. 131 10. Chapter 9. Effects of climate change on forested wetland soils - p. 171 11. Chapter 10. Climate change and urban forest soils - p. 189 12. Practical considerations for the assessment and management of forest soils in a changing world - p. 211 13. Chapter 11. Soil carbon management - p. 215 14. Chapter 12. Ecosystem management and ecological restoration in the Anthropocene: integrating global change, soils, and disturbance in boreal and Mediterranean forests - p. 259 15. Chapter 13. Rehabilitating forest soils after disturbance - p. 309 16. Chapter 14. A new era of digital soil mapping across forested landscapes - p. 345 17. Chapter 15. A ‘healthy’ balance – The role of physical and chemical properties in maintaining forest soil function in a changing world - p. 373 18. Chapter 16. Assessing soil biological health in forest soils - p. 397 19. Chapter 17. Biochar use in global forests: opportunities and challenges - p. 427 20. Chapter 18. Environmental policy and forest soil conservation: Canada's experience to date - p. 455 21. Chapter 19. Long-term forest soils research: lessons learned from the US experience - p. 473 22. Chapter 20. On the horizon - p. 505 23. Index - p. 511
Global Change and Forest Soils: Cultivating Stewardship of a Finite Natural Resource, Volume 36, provides a state-of-the-science summary and synthesis of global forest soils that identifies concerns, issues and opportunities for soil adaptation and mitigation as external pressures from global changes arise. Where, how and why some soils are resilient to global change while others are at risk is explored, as are upcoming train wrecks and success stories across boreal, temperate, and tropical forests. Each chapter offers multiple sections written by leading soil scientists who comment on wildfires, climate change and forest harvesting effects, while also introducing examples of current global issues.
Readers will find this book to be an integrated, up-to-date assessment on global forest soils.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Forest soils in the Anthropocene - p. 9 3. Chapter 3. Drivers of soil change - p. 27 4. Chapter 4. History of forest soils knowledge and research - p. 43 5. Bioregional soils and global change - p. 55 6. Chapter 5. Boreal forests and soils - p. 59 7. Chapter 6. Temperate forests and soils - p. 83 8. Chapter 7. Tropical dry forest soils: global change and local-scale consequences for soil biogeochemical processes - p. 109 9. Chapter 8. Wet tropical soils and global change - p. 131 10. Chapter 9. Effects of climate change on forested wetland soils - p. 171 11. Chapter 10. Climate change and urban forest soils - p. 189 12. Practical considerations for the assessment and management of forest soils in a changing world - p. 211 13. Chapter 11. Soil carbon management - p. 215 14. Chapter 12. Ecosystem management and ecological restoration in the Anthropocene: integrating global change, soils, and disturbance in boreal and Mediterranean forests - p. 259 15. Chapter 13. Rehabilitating forest soils after disturbance - p. 309 16. Chapter 14. A new era of digital soil mapping across forested landscapes - p. 345 17. Chapter 15. A ‘healthy’ balance – The role of physical and chemical properties in maintaining forest soil function in a changing world - p. 373 18. Chapter 16. Assessing soil biological health in forest soils - p. 397 19. Chapter 17. Biochar use in global forests: opportunities and challenges - p. 427 20. Chapter 18. Environmental policy and forest soil conservation: Canada's experience to date - p. 455 21. Chapter 19. Long-term forest soils research: lessons learned from the US experience - p. 473 22. Chapter 20. On the horizon - p. 505 23. Index - p. 511
