Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE)-predicted soil loss for harvesting regimes in appalachian hardwoods

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 53-58

  Hood, S M ^a   Zedaker, S M ^a   Aust, W M ^a   Smith, D W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Silvicultural system; Soil erosion; Timber harvests; Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE)

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; SEDIMENTS; TIMBER;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP); SILVICULTURAL SYSTEM; TIMBER HARVESTS; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION (USLE);

EROSION;

FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; SEDIMENTS; SILVICULTURE; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 1542588728     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/19.2.53     Document Type: Article

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