Soil properties and aspen development five years after compaction and forest floor removal

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-58

  Stone, Douglas M ^a   Elioff, John D ^a  

^a NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Organic matter removal; Site productivity; Soil compaction; Stand development

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL PROPERTIES; VEGETATION RESPONSE;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES REGION;

POPULUS GRANDIDENTATA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0031799899     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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