Forest and Rangeland Soils of the United States Under Changing Conditions: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis

This open access book synthesizes leading-edge science and management information about forest and rangeland soils of the United States, offering ways to better understand changing conditions and their impacts on soils, and exploring directions that positively affect the future of forest and rangeland soil health. It outlines soil processes and identifies the research needed to manage forest and rangeland soils in the United States, including multi-decadal programs, human-caused and natural impacts, and the effects of changing conditions on forest soils in wetland and urban settings. Chapter 8 considers approaches to maintaining or regaining forest and rangeland soil health in the face of these varied impacts, and Chapter 9 discusses mapping, monitoring, and data sharing as ways to leverage scientific and human resources to address soil health at scales from the landscape to the individual parcel. Chapter 10 highlights opportunities for deepening our understanding of soils and for sustaining long-term ecosystem health, and Appendix C summarizes research needs. Nine regional summaries offer a more detailed look at forest and rangeland soils in the United States and its Affiliates.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 289 pages
Publication date: 03 September 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This open access book provides a comprehensive synthesis of leading-edge science and management information about forest and rangeland soils in the United States. It offers valuable insights into changing conditions and their impacts on soils, and explores directions that can positively affect the future of forest and rangeland soil health. The book outlines soil processes and identifies the research needed to manage forest and rangeland soils in the United States. Chapters provide an overview of the state of forest and rangeland soils research in the Nation, including multi-decadal programs, and then summarize various human-caused and natural impacts and their effects on soil carbon, hydrology, biogeochemistry, and biological diversity. Other chapters look at the effects of changing conditions on forest soils in wetland and urban settings. Impacts include climate change, severe wildfires, invasive species, pests and diseases, pollution, and land use change. Chapter 8 considers approaches to maintaining or regaining forest and rangeland soil health in the face of these varied impacts. Mapping, monitoring, and data sharing are discussed as ways to leverage scientific and human resources to address soil health at scales from the landscape to the individual parcel. Chapter 10 highlights opportunities for deepening our understanding of soils and for sustaining long-term ecosystem health, and appendix C summarizes research needs. Nine regional summaries offer a more detailed look at forest and rangeland soils in the United States and its Affiliates.

Weight: 781g
Dimension: 279 x 210 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030452186
Edition number: 1st ed. 2020