Bedding and fertilization ameliorate effects of designated wet-weather skid trails after four years for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantations

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 222-226

  Aust, W Michael ^a   Burger, James A ^a   McKee Jr , William H ^b   Scheerer, Gregory A ^c   Tippett, Mark D ^d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Westvaco Corporation   (United States)

^d Land Management Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CULTIVATION; GROWTH KINETICS; HARVESTING; METEOROLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SITE SELECTION; SOIL MECHANICS; VEGETATION;

AMELIORATE; BEDDING; FERTILIZATION; LOBLOLLY PINE PLANTATIONS; SITE PREPARATION; WET WEATHER SKID TRAILS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0032206208     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/22.4.222     Document Type: Article

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