Effect of traffic by lightweight forest machinery on the growth of young picea abies trees

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 581-588

  Jansson, Karl Johan ^a   Wästerlund, Iwan ^b  

^a Natl Fortifications Administration   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Norway spruce; Penetration resistance; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

FOREST MACHINERY; NORWAY SPRUCE; PENETRATION RESISTANCE; PICEA ABIES TREES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST; MACHINE; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SWEDEN;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; COMPACTION; GROWTH KINETICS; LIGHT WEIGHT EQUIPMENT; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL TESTING;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0343049159     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589908540823     Document Type: Article

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