Examines the state of knowledge of the effects of tree species on soils, considering evidence from natural gradients in species distributions, and from common garden experiments. This work contains case studies that illustrate the key role played by tree species in determining long-term development and sustainability of soils.

An integrated treatment of forest nutrition management that draws on the fields of silviculture, soil studies, ecology, and economics to provide broad--based information on how to enhance the nutritional status of forest soils in order to increase their long--term stand productivity.

Tree species differ in their effects on soil properties and biogeochemical cycles. This book examines the state of knowledge of the effects of tree species on soils, considering evidence from broad natural gradients in species distributions, and from 'common garden' experiments where several species have been planted on the same site.