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Soil Matters: Improving Forest Landscape Planning and Management for Diverse Objectives with Soils Information and Expertise

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  • Most forest managers would agree that soils are a fundamental resource of forestlands, yet many planning and management decisions continue to be made without a detailed and spatially explicit understanding of this unique and vital resource. We discuss the value of soil data and interpretations in forest planning. We emphasize that soil types differ widely in their inherent capacity to perform various ecological functions as well as in their dynamic response to and recovery from disturbances—concepts that can greatly enhance the quality of forest management decisions. We make a case for applying these concepts by introducing an adaptive management model that targets the use of soil information during forest planning and management. Our goal is to help bridge the gap between soil science and decisionmaking by helping forest managers better understand the value of soil information in project planning. A case study highlights applications and potential benefits.
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  • Keywords: landscape planning, case study, project planning, soil quality, multiple uses and values
  • Keywords: landscape planning, case study, project planning, soil quality, multiple uses and values
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  • Craigg, T. L., Adams, P. W., & Bennett, K. A. (2015). Soil Matters: Improving Forest Landscape Planning and Management for Diverse Objectives with Soils Information and Expertise. Journal of Forestry, 113(3), 343-353. doi:10.5849/jof.14-083
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  • We gratefully acknowledge the support of the USDA Forest Service and Oregon State University in the development of this manuscript.
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