from intro "The purpose of this chapter is to synthesize key information from the present volume for easy reference. The main topics are the characteristics of forests and forest soils and how to measure and monitor them; C dynamics and soils processes, including the activity of soil organisms; forest management activities and their impacts on soils; and discussions of specific forest ecosystems with unique soil C dynamics or management needs. The typical managed forest in the conterminous United States is a productive, closed-canopy, temperate deciduous or coniferous forest. The soil C in boreal regions, high elevations, the arid West, wetlands, and subtropical areas, as well as urban areas and areas of agroforestry, may have distinct features, and so forests in these areas are treated separately. Finally, quantitative estimates of the potential of forest soils to sequester C are provided."
