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The value of the data obta<strong>in</strong>ed from this study is that we now know the range of<br />

nutrients <strong>in</strong> all components of this forest type. If we measure the available soil<br />

nutrients and a few other parameters from other forests of the same type on different<br />

soils, we should be able to estimate how much fiber can be removed safely from those<br />

sites, and how much nutrient will be released and lost as a result of burn<strong>in</strong>g. Know-<br />

ledge of the total and available soil nutrient content will help us judge whether<br />

nutrient shock is likely to occur from any comb<strong>in</strong>ation of treatments. S<strong>in</strong>ce ma<strong>in</strong>ly<br />

poor soils are of concern the task of f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g these soils and mark<strong>in</strong>g them as<br />

"chemical 1y fragile" is the next problem.<br />

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