Title: Identify forest soil characteristics.
Course: Forestry Management, Advanced (18502-II) > Section: Viewing the Forest as a Community (Ecology)

Identification should include

- horizons of an undisturbed soil profile
- depth and texture of topsoil and subsoil
- water-retention capacity and moisture conditions of soil horizons
- nutrients (e.g., leaching, availability)
- soil acidity and alkalinity
- organisms in the soil.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do soil conditions affect species diversity and establishment within a forest?
- How do soils contribute to nutrient and biological cycles within a forest ecosystem?
- How do biological factors within the soil influence forest conditions and species diversity?