Soils information - a basic requirement for exotic forest planning.

Authors: G. Mew
Publication: New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Volume N.Z.J.For. 1981, Issue N.Z.J.For. 26(1) 1981, pp 81-95, May 1981
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry

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Abstract: In the early periods of great expansion, exotic forests were planted mainly on soils considered of little value for agriculture. In periods of later expansion or projected expansion, methods of assessing the soil data base for exotic forest growth have become more comprehensive. This field is an evolving one, and a number of experimental approaches are described. Both conventional methods of soil data presentation (soil maps, reports, bulletins) and interpretative methods (maps, sieve overlays, tables, cross-sections) are outlined. A five-point plan is put forward for improving means of providing soils information for, and incorporating it into, the planning for the future of exotic forestry.

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