国外森林立地分类系统的发展综述

本文按森林生长效果途径、植被途径、自然地理途径、综合途径分析和评述了森林立地分类在国外的发展,指出各种学派的形成背景、基本原理、应用条件及在我国的应用前景。在综合途径中,对比分析了苏联鸟克兰学派、西德巴登—符腾堡分类系统和加拿大的生物物理分类系统,指出它们的异同点。主要的结论是,多层次的综合分类系统,是世界上森林立地分类的发展趋势,对我国有重要借鉴意义。

A Review on Development of Forest Site Classification System

The development of forest site classification systems differentiating into growth effect approach, vegetati on appr oach, physiographic approach and combined approach in foreign countries was reviewed with analysis of their formation backgrounds,general principles,appiication requirement and the promising prospect of being applied in China. Concerning the combined approach, attention was paid to the differences and similarities among Ukrainan school , Baden-Furdenburg classification system and biophysical classification system in Canada, It was concluded that multilevel combined classification system is the world trend for forest site classification and should be considered in China.