Repeated soil sampling has recently been shown to be an effective way to monitor forest soil change over years and decades. To support its use, a protocol is presented that synthesizes the latest information on soil resampling methods to aid in the design and implementation of successful soil monitoring programs.
Lawrence, G. B., Fernandez, I. J., Hazlett, P. W., Bailey, S. W., Ross, D. S., Villars, T. R., Quintana, A., Ouimet, R., McHale, M. R., Johnson, C. E., Briggs, R. D., Colter, R. A., Siemion, J., Bartlett, O. L., Vargas, O., Antidormi, M. R., Koppers, M. M. Methods of Soil Resampling to Monitor Changes in the Chemical Concentrations of Forest Soils. J. Vis. Exp. (117), e54815, doi:10.3791/54815 (2016).