Investigation of timber harvesting impacts on herbaceous cover, forest floor and surface soil properties on skid road in an oak (Quercus petrea L.) stand

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1194-1199

  Demir, Murat ^a   Makineci, Ender ^a   Yilmaz, Ersel ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Forest floor; Harvesting impacts; Herbaceous cover; Skid road; Skidding; Soil

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; MOISTURE; POROSITY; SOILS; TIMBER;

FOREST FLOOR; HERBACEOUS COVER; QUERCUS PETREA; SOIL DEPTHS; SURFACE SOIL PROPERTIES;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; MOISTURE; POROSITY; SOILS; TIMBER;

FOREST COVER; FOREST FLOOR; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROPERTY; TIMBER HARVESTING;

FORESTS; HARVESTING; LUMBER; MOISTURE; POROSITY; QUERCUS; SOIL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EURASIA; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

PETREA; QUERCUS;

EID: 33751173205     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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