Forest Soils and Nutrient Cycles

The sustained growth of a forest results in, and depends upon, continuous cycles of nutrients within the soil/plant system. In examining the marked difference between nutrient cycling in forests and in agriculture, the authors take as their starting point the availability of nutrients in soil and their uptake by plants.

They analyze research from various countries and summarize different processes and approaches to produce conclusions on the behaviour of forest ecosystems.

Students and workers in plant ecology, forestry, geography and conservation - all of whom confront problems of land-resource management - will welcome this authoritative text."