Research
Soil sustainability
Research Status:current
Soil is a natural resource, functioning as an integral link in the nutrient cycling of forest ecosystems. It is essential and irreplaceable. Changes in environmental conditions, together with some forestry practices threaten the ability of soils to function. Research into soil sustainability is thus essential to sustainable forest management.
The overall objective of the programme is to conduct research to ensure that forest practices do not compromise soil sustainability, and to investigate the effects of pollutant deposition and climate change on soil functions.
Current research into the sustainability of soils includes:
University of ReadingMacaulay Land Use Research InstituteSkogforsk (Norwegian Forest Research Institute)
Senior Biogeochemist / Soil Sustainability Research Leader
