Mechanical disturbance impacts on soil properties and lodgepole pine growth in British Columbia's central interior

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 681-691

  Blouin, V M ^a   Schmidt, M G ^a   Bulmer, C E ^b   Krzic, M ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest soil disturbance; Natural regeneration; Soil mechanical resistance; Soil productivity; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST SOIL; GROWTH; HARVESTING; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; POROSITY; REGENERATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 33845300703     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S04-077     Document Type: Article

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