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Part I Context of Soil and Plant Analysis
1 Overview of Soil and Plant Analysis for Forest Ecosystems
1.1 Soils are Physically, Chemically and Biologically Complex
Part II Introductory Methods in Soil and Plant Analyses
2 Field Characterization of Soils to Establish Sampling Protocols
2.1 Soil Sampling Design and Methods
2.1.2 Soil Sample Process Procedure
3 Plant Tissue Characterization
3.1 Tissue Sampling
3.2 Tissue Preparation and Laboratory Extraction
4 Introduction: Laboratory Practices
4.1 General Laboratory Protocol
Part III Soil Physical, Chemical and Biological Analyses
5 Methods for Analyzing Soil Physical Characteristics
5.1 Soil Moisture
5.2 Soil Bulk Density
5.3 Soil Texture (Particle Size Analysis or Mechanical Analysis)
5.4 Soil Water Potential
6 Soil Chemical Characterization
6.1 Soil pH
6.2 Electrical Conductivity (EC)
6.3 Ion Exchange in Soils
6.4 Exchangeable Soil Acidity
6.5 Extractable Inorganic Soil Nitrogen
6.6 Soil Phosphorus
6.7 Soil Carbon and Organic Matter
6.8 Selective Dissolution of Iron and Aluminum
7 Total Plant and Soil Nutrient Analysis (Digestion)
7.1 Wet Oxidation Method
7.2 Dry Oxidation Method
7.3 Total Dissolved Carbon and Nitrogen in Water
7.4 Modified Kjeldahl Digest Procedure: Sulfuric Acid Digest for “Total” Nutrients
7.5 “Total” Nutrient Analysis Procedure:Dry Ashing Followed by Nitric Acid Digest
7.6 Total Dissolved Nitrogen in Water Procedure:Persulfate Oxidation
8 Soil Biology Characterization
8.1 Soil Microbes
8.2 Methods for Determining Soil Microbial Diversity and Populations—Numbers and Biomass
8.3 Mycorrhizas
8.4 Indirect Indices for Soil Biological Activity
8.5 Soil Invertebrates
8.6 Nitrogen Transformations
Appendices
References
Subject Index
