SOIL (FOR) 455

Forest Soils: Morphology, Function, and Spatial Dynamics

Instructors:

Dr. Paul McDaniel
Plant, Soil, & Entomological Sci.

Dr. John Marshall
Forest Resources

Dr. Paul Gessler
Forest Resources

Course Topics:

Forest soil properties

Forest soil formation

Distribution and classification

Water storage and movement

Carbon in forest soils

Nutrient dynamics in forest soils

Forest land inventory

GIS/remote sensing tools

Spatial modeling of forest processes

Soil - landscape relationships 

Course Format:

This course will emphasize soils as fundamental components of forested ecosystems. In addition to classroom lectures and discussions, there will be numerous field-based exercises utilizing the UI Experimental Forest. The prerequisite for this course is Soil 205 (General Soils) or equivalent.

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Lecture: T, Th 8:30-9:20

Laboratory: F 1:30-4:20

University of Idaho Experimental Forest
This figure shows a drape of a Landsat Thematic Mapper image over a digital elevation model of the Moscow Mountain area. The units comprising the UI Experiemental Forest are outlined in yellow. Moscow is located in the lower left-hand corner.