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Forestry 1991 64(3):217-238; doi:10.1093/forestry/64.3.217-a
© 1991 by Institute of Chartered Foresters
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The Importance of Pedology in Modern Forestry

A.J. MOFFAT

Forestry Commission Research Station Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4LH, England

The importance of soil science in modern forestry research and practice in Britain is discussed, with reference to older research on nutrition and cultivation, and more modern demands on the subject. Areas where an understanding of soil type and basic soil properties has been fruitful include tree yield, wood quality, pathology and entomology, farm and urban forestry, and the effects of atmospheric pollution. It is likely that pedologists will find their skills in greater demand now that the environmental impacts of forestry are becoming as important as the manipulation of the soil to maximize timber production.

Received 19 March 1990.
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