A spatial and temporal model of root cohesion in forest soils

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 950-958

  Sakals, M E ^a   Sidle, Roy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS;

ROOT COHESION;

FORESTRY;

COHESION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST SOIL; HARVESTING; HILLSLOPE; ROOT SYSTEM;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROOTS; SLOPE; SOIL MECHANICS; STABILITY;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 3042551391     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-268     Document Type: Article

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