Resources

Videos

16 short video clips, that accompany information presented at this website, can be found at the YouTube at the Virtual Soil Science Learning Resources channel.

Soil Microorganisms

• Brundrett M. 2008. Mycorrhizal associations: the web resource. Available at http://mycorrhizas.info/
• Malloch D. 2009. The mycology web pages. Natural history of the fungi. New Brunswick Museum. You should focus on the page entitled “What fungi are” available at http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/mycologywebpages/NaturalHistoryOfFungi/WhatFungiAre.html
• Smith S.E., and Read D.J. 2008. Mycorrhizal symbiosis. 3rd edtion. Academic Press, San Diego.
• Soil biology primer, USDA-NRCS – http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/concepts/soil_biology/biology.html

Decomposition

• Malloch D. 2009. The mycology web pages. Natural history of the fungi. New Brunswick Museum. You should focus on the page entitled “How fungi work” available at http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/mycologywebpages/NaturalHistoryOfFungi/Physiology.html
• Perry D.A. 1994. Forest Ecosystems. John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 649 pp.
• Prescott C.E. 2010. Litter decomposition: what controls it and how can we alter it to sequester more carbon in forest soils? Biogeochemistry 101:133-149.
• Schmidt M.W.I., Torn M.S., Abiven S., Dittmar T., Guggenberger G., Janssens I.A., Kleber M., Kögel-Knabner I., Lehmann J., Manning D.A.C., Nannipieri P., Rasse D.P., Weiner S., and Trumbore S.E. 2011. Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property. Nature 478 (7367): 49.
• Sylvia D.M., Fuhrmann J.J., Hartel P., and Zuberer D.A. 2004. Principles and applications of soil microbiology. 2nd edition. Prentice Hall.

Harvesting Practices

• BC Ministry of Forests, Mines, and Lands. 2010. The state of British Columbia’s forests. 2010. 3rd edition. Forest Practices and Investment Branch, Victoria, BC. Available at https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/research-monitoring-and-reporting/reporting/envreportbc/archived-reports/sof_2010.pdf
• BC Ministry of Forests and Range. 2008. Glossary of forestry terms in British Columbia. Available at http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/glossary/Glossary.pdf
• BC Ministry of Natural Resource Operations. 2006. Clayoquot Sound land use decision
• Clayoquot Sound Scientific Panel. 1995. Scientific Panel for Sustainable Forest Practices in Clayoquot Sound, Report 5, Sustainable ecosystem management in Clayoquot Sound: planning and practices, Victoria, B.C. 296 p. Focus on the following chapters: Chapter 3 – Silvicultural systems https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/bib12571.pdf Chapter 6 – Scenic, Recreational and Tourism Values and Resources
• Franklin J.F., Berg D.R., Thornburgh D.A., and Tappeiner J.C. 1997. Alternative silvicultural approaches to timber harvesting: Variable retention harvest systems. In: Kohm, K.A., Franklin, J.F. (Eds.), Creating a Forestry for the 21st Century, The Science of Ecosystem Management, Island Press, Washington, D.C., pp. 111–139.
• Franklin J.F., Lindenmayer D., MacMahon J.M., McKee A., Magnuson J., Perry D.A., Waide R., and Foster D. 2000. Threads of continuity. Conserv. Biol. Pract.1: 9–16.
• Kimmins J.P. 1997. Forest Ecology. A foundation for sustainable management, 2nd ed. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA. 596 pp.
• Rosenvald R., and Lohmus A. 2008. For what, when, and where is green-tree retention better than clear-cutting? A review of the biodiversity aspects. Forest Ecology and Management 255:1-15.
• Silviculture Treatments for Ecosystem Management in the Sayward (STEMS) experiment – https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/silviculture/silviculture-research/silvicultural-systems-research/stems/stems

Study Sites

• Aubry K.B., Halpern C.B., Peterson C.E. 2009. Variable-retention harvests in the Pacific Northwest: a review of short-term findings from the DEMO study. Forest Ecology and Management 258: 398-408. Available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/33419
• Franklin J.F., Berg D.R., Thornburgh D.A., and Tappeiner J.C. 1997. Alternative silvicultural approaches to timber harvesting: Variable retention harvest systems. In: Kohm, K.A., Franklin, J.F. (Eds.), Creating a Forestry for the 21st Century, The Science of Ecosystem Management, Island Press, Washington, D.C., pp. 111–139.
• Mitchell S.J. and Beese W.J. 2002. The retention system: Reconciling variable retention with the principles of silvicultural systems. The Forestry Chronicle 78(3): 397–403.
• Silviculture Treatments for Ecosystem Management in the Sayward (STEMS) experiment – https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/silviculture/silviculture-research/silvicultural-systems-research/stems/stems

Sampling and Analyses

• Carter, M.R., and Gregorich E.G. (eds). 2008. Soil sampling and methods of analysis. 2nd ed. Canadian Society of Soil Science, CRC Press and Taylor & Francis Group. Oxford, UK.
• Frostegård A., Tunlid A., and Bååth E. 2010. Use and misuse of PLFA measurements in soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43: 1621–1625.
• Sinsabaugh R.L., Saiya-Cork K., Long T., Osgood M.P., Neher D.A., Zak D.R., and Norby R.J. 2003. Soil microbial activity in a Liquidambar plantation unresponsive to CO2-driven increases in primary production. Applied Soil Ecology 24: 263-271.
• Sylvia, D.M., Fuhrmann J.J., Hartel P., and Zuberer D.A. 2004. Principles and applications of soil microbiology. 2nd edition. Prentice Hall.