Conventional and mechanized logging compared for ozark hardwood forest thinning: Productivity, economics, and environmental impact

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 264-272

  Becker, Peter ^a   Jensen, Jason ^b   Meinert, Dennis ^c  

^a Eastern Ozarks Forestry Council   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c Missouri Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop tree damage; Machine ownership and operating costs; Soil disturbance

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; SOILS;

CROP TREE DAMAGE; CROWN DAMAGE; MACHINE OWNERSHIP; SOIL DISTURBANCE;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; LOGGING; OPERATING COSTS; SOIL;

EID: 33846025821     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/23.4.264     Document Type: Article

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