Soil development under native Scots Pine

Citation

Billett M & FitzPatrick EA (1998) Soil development under native Scots Pine. Scottish Geographical Magazine, 114 (1), pp. 54-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/00369229818737030

Abstract
First paragraph: Unlike many other countries of a similar latitude and climate, Scotland contains relatively few examples of native coniferous woodland and their associated acidic soils. Although podzols, which covers large parts of northern Europe, northern Asia and North America, are widespread in Scotland, they are commonly associated with Calluna moorland and coniferous plantation forests. However, native Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris var. scotica) still occurs in several areas, including the central and north-east Grampians and Easter Ross, where it is typically associated with podzols and dystric cambisols (FitzPatrick, 1977). A survey carried out in 1971 estimated that the area of native Scots Pine in Scotland covered 10,840 ha (Goodier and Bunce, 1977).

Keywords
Alltcailleach Forest; podzol; Scotland; Scots Pine

Journal
Scottish Geographical Magazine: Volume 114, Issue 1