Logging options to minimize soil disturbance in the northern lake states

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 115-121

  Stone, Douglas M ^a  

^a NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed skidding; Harvest planning; Soil frost; Sustainable management

Indexed keywords

CLAY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DELAYED SKIDDING; HARVEST PLANNING; SOIL FROST; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

CLAY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; LOGGING; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

CATOSTOMIDAE; RIPARIA;

EID: 0012538606     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/19.3.115     Document Type: Article

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