Soil Health Assessment of Forest Soils

Chapter 6 Soil Health Assessment of Forest Soils Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Deborah S. Page-DumroeseSearch for more papers by this authorFelipe G. Sanchez, Felipe G. SanchezSearch for more papers by this authorRanjith P. Udawatta, Ranjith P. UdawattaSearch for more papers by this authorCharles (Hobie) Perry, Charles (Hobie) PerrySearch for more papers by this authorGrizelle González, Grizelle GonzálezSearch for more papers by this author Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Deborah S. Page-DumroeseSearch for more papers by this authorFelipe G. Sanchez, Felipe G. SanchezSearch for more papers by this authorRanjith P. Udawatta, Ranjith P. UdawattaSearch for more papers by this authorCharles (Hobie) Perry, Charles (Hobie) PerrySearch for more papers by this authorGrizelle González, Grizelle GonzálezSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Douglas L. Karlen, Douglas L. KarlenSearch for more papers by this authorDiane E. Stott, Diane E. StottSearch for more papers by this authorMaysoon M. Mikha, Maysoon M. MikhaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 09 July 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/9780891189817.ch6Book Series:ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Books AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary Appropriate assessment of soil health is essential for understanding healthy ecosystems. Within forests, managing for ecosystem services such as clean water and air, food, fiber, or bioenergy requires knowledge of soil chemical, physical, and biological properties to assess a site's capacity to sustainably produce those services and numerous other valuable forest products. These same soil properties are also used to quantify changes in soil functions such as filtering, buffering or nutrient cycling, but in complex forest ecosystems such assessment can be very difficult because of the multiple uses they must provide. The type of forest ecosystem (temperate or tropical) further complicates soil health assessment because different factors control both production and decomposition of biological material within these two distinct biomes. This chapter provides examples of how forest soil health is currently being assessed within temperate, tropical, and agroforestry ecosystems. Furthermore, we discuss how forest inventory and monitoring data can be effectively used to provide regional or national forest soil health indices. Soil Health Series: Volume 1 Approaches to Soil Health Analysis RelatedInformation