Effects of simulated post-harvest light availability and soil compaction on deciduous forest herbs

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1753-1762

  Small, Christine J ^a   McCarthy, Brian C ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LOGGING (FORESTRY); SOILS;

FOREST HERBS;

FORESTRY;

COMPACTION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; HARVESTING; HERB; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SILVICULTURE;

AGERATINA ALTISSIMA ALTISSIMA; ELYMUS; ELYMUS HYSTRIX; EUPATORIUM; GALIUM; GALIUM APARINE; GEUM; GEUM CANADENSE; OSMORHIZA; OSMORHIZA CLAYTONII;

EID: 0036436340     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-099     Document Type: Article

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