Open AccessDecaying organic materials and soil quality in the Inland Northwest: A management opportunity
Author(s) -
Alan E. Harvey,
Martin F. Jurgensen,
Michael Larsen,
Russell T. Graham
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
hathi trust digital library (the hathitrust research center)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2737/int-gtr-225
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , environmental science , soil quality , environmental resource management , soil science , soil water , physics , quantum mechanics
Organic debris, including wood residue, is important to the development and function of. forest soil. Organic matter stores nutrients and moisture plus it provides important habitats for microbes beneficial to tree growth. To protect long-term forest soil productivity, organic horizons and their parent materials should be maintained.
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