Mechanical site preparation impacts on soil properties and vegetation communities in the Northwest Territories

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1381-1392

  Bock, Michael D ^a   Van Rees, Ken C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HARDWOODS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

SILVICULTURAL PRACTICES;

FORESTRY;

PLANT COMMUNITY; PLOWING; SILVICULTURE; SITE PREPARATION; SOIL PROPERTY;

CANADA;

EID: 0036444970     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-067     Document Type: Article

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