The influence of some forest operations on the sustainable management of forest soils -a review

Forestry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-85

  Worrell, R ^a   Hampson, A ^b  

^a Res and Advsy Services Directorate ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FOREST SOIL; FORESTRY; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL DEGRADATION;

EID: 0030612927     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/70.1.61     Document Type: Review

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