Forest road sideslopes and soil conservation techniques

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 96-101

  Grace III, J McFero ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation practices; Forest management; Forest roads; Ground cover; Slopes; Soil erosion; Surface runoff

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; SLOPE; SOIL CONSERVATION;

EID: 0033956260     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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