Changes in soil bulk density resulting from construction and conventional cable skidding using preplanned skid trails

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-8

  Wang, Jingxin ^a   LeDoux, Chris B ^b   Edwards, Pam ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station Parsons   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian hardwood forest; Cable skidding; Forest operations; Skid trail construction; Skid trails; Soil bulk density

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; HARVESTING; SKIDDING;

CABLE SKIDDING; SKID TRAIL CONSTRUCTION; SKID TRAILS; SOIL BULK DENSITY;

SOIL MECHANICS;

CONSTRUCTION; FOREST OPERATIONS; HARVESTING; SKIDDING; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 34147205557     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/24.1.5     Document Type: Article

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