Impact of mechanized logging on compaction status of sandy forest soils

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 241, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 162-174

  Ampoorter, E ^a   Goris, R ^b   Cornelis, W M ^a   Verheyen, K ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Inverde vzw ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brash mat; Bulk density; Compaction; Forest soil; Harvesting; Penetration resistance; Sand

Indexed keywords

LOGGING (FORESTRY); SOILS;

BRASH MAT; FOREST SOILS; PENETRATION RESISTANCE;

FORESTRY;

BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; FOREST SOIL; HARVESTING; LOGGING (GEOPHYSICS); PENETRATION; SANDY SOIL;

BULK DENSITY; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; SAND; SOIL;

EID: 33847283285     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.019     Document Type: Article

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