Impacts of harvesting and mechanical site preparation on soil chemical properties of mixed-wood boreal forest sites in Alberta

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 531-540

  Schmidt, M G ^a   Macdonald, S E ^b   Rothwell, R L ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest soils; harvesting; mechanical site preparation; mixed wood boreal forest; N; P

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; FOREST SOIL; HARVESTING; MECHANICAL SITE PREPARATION; SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

CANADA, ALBERTA;

EID: 0030427283     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss96-066     Document Type: Article

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