Effects of tank tracking on range grasses

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 177-191

  Palazzo, Antonio J ^a   Jensen, Kevin B ^b   Waldron, Blair L ^b   Cary, Timothy J ^a  

^a Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Land rehabilitation; Native range grasses; Revegetation; Tank traffic

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRACKING (POSITION); TRAFFICABILITY;

CHEATGRASS; LAND REHABILITATION; NATIVE RANGE GRASSES; SIBERIAN WHEATGRASS; TANK TRAFFIC;

TANKS (MILITARY);

EID: 18844459420     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jterra.2004.10.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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