Snow and soil frost depth in two types of shelterwood and a clear-cut area

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-63

  Löfvenius, Mikaell Ottosson ^a   Kluge, Martina ^a   Lundmark, Tomas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Frost tube; Frozen ground; Frozen soil; Shelterwood thinning methods; Snow interception; Snow melt; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

COLD WEATHER PROBLEMS; FORESTRY; FROZEN SOILS; SNOW; SNOW GAGES; THAWING;

FROST DEPTH;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORESTS; FROST; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SHELTERWOOD; SNOW; THAWING;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0037268574     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2003.10383138     Document Type: Article

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