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Long-Term Soil Productivity Study:

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Debbie Page-Dumroese
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Microbial Processes > Long-Term Soil Productivity (LTSP) Study > Study Details: 7 - Methods - Soil Information to be Collected

Evaluating Management Impacts on Long-Term Soil Productivity: A Research and National Forest System Cooperative Study

Soil Information to be Collected

Critical site processes affecting productivity and some soil variables that might be used in operational monitoring:

Site Process Soil Monitoring Variable
Soil erosion Soil cover, % surface disturbance water stable aggregates, soil depth change
Water availability Potential infiltration, saturated hydrolic conductivity, AWC, Soil moisture at critical periods
Nutrient availability Soil cover, OM%, soil color
Root growth and uptake Bulk density, soil strength, soil porosity, soil structure.

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