Investigating of residual tree damage during ground-based skidding

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1755-1758

  Solgi, Ahmad ^a   Najafi, Akbar ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Logging damage; Residual tree damage; Scarring; Skidding; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247233161     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.1755.1758     Document Type: Article

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