Title: Explain how a site’s soil affects the type and quality of trees that will grow in the woodland.
Course: Forestry Management (18502-I) > Section: Understanding Forest Ecology

Explanation should include

- pH
- nutrient availability
- soil classification (e.g., I-VIII)
- soil types (e.g., loam, clay, silt, sand)
- soil fertility
- water availability
  - quantity
  - quality
- succession.

Teacher Resources:

- Soil Facts,  NRCS, USDA
- Web Soil Survey, NRCS, USDA

Process/Skill Questions:

- Which species of trees grow best in alkaline, neutral, or acidic soils?
- How does water availability affect the type of species that could grow in a riparian buffer?
- What is the relationship between pH and available nutrients?