Evaluation of erosion control techniques on forest roads

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 383-391

  Grace III, J M ^a   Rummer, B ^a   Stokes, B J ^a   Wilhoit, J ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation practices; Economics; Forest roads; Slopes; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ECONOMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE PROTECTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; STABILIZATION;

CONSERVATION PRACTICES; EROSION CONTROL; EXOTIC GRASS SPECIES; FOREST CONTROL; NATIVE GRASS SPECIES; WOOD EXCELSION EROSION MAT;

EROSION;

EID: 0032031868     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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