Ecological Forest Site Classification

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Abstract
An ecological method of multi-factor site classification, operational in southwestern Germany for over 30 years, was applied on the Cyrus H. McCormick Experimental Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Strong interrelationship was found among physiography, soils, and vegetation, and these factors were used simultaneously in the field to distinguish and map ecosystems that recur in the landscape. Such ecosystem units form the basis for intensive multiple-use management. The method illustrates an alternative to single-factor and component methods and indicates the trend toward integration of the important factors in classifying and mapping ecosystems.

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