Title: Forest Soils Interpretation for Tree Production in the Fundy Model Forest

Summary

Qualitative productivity of the soils of the Fundy Model Forest are estimated for eleven tree species, commercially important in the Maritime region and growing in New Brunswick, Canada. Seven of these species are softwood and four are hardwood. Digital attribute files for the Fundy Model Forest soils map were built and used together with a custom designed software to derive the suitability of each soil polygon for tree production. Climatic regions and their influence on tree growths were not taken in to consideration in this report. Soils characteristic alone were used. Further studies incorporating climate, soils and management techniques are recommended to quantify, forest productivity. Nevertheless, it is expected that this publication will help forest managers in their decision making process concerning the selection of tree species for individual sites.

Forest Soils Interpretation for Tree Production in the Fundy Model Forest