Long-term effects of commercial sawlog harvest on soil cation concentrations

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Knoepp, Jennifer D ^a   Swank, Wayne T ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest management; Nutrient availability; Soil chemistry

Indexed keywords

FOREST HARVESTING; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

USA, APPALACHIANS;

EID: 0030613711     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03946-1     Document Type: Article

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