Selection harvests in Amazonian rainforests: Long-term impacts on soil properties

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 153-160

  McNabb, K L ^a   Miller, M S ^a   Lockaby, B G ^a   Stokes, B J ^b   Clawson, R G ^a   Stanturf, J A ^c   Silva, J N M ^d  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Engineering Unit   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Harvesting; Rainforest; Soil

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; FOREST HARVEST; HARVESTING; RAINFOREST; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOIL PROPERTY;

BRAZIL, AMAZONIA;

CECROPIA; MORACEAE;

EID: 0030619523     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03921-7     Document Type: Article

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