Quantifying harvesting impacts using soil compaction and disturbance regimes at a landscape scale

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1669-1676

  Block, R ^a   Van Rees, K C J ^a   Pennock, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 2442702701     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2002.1669     Document Type: Article

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