Surface compaction estimates and soil sensitivity in aspen stands of the Great Lakes States

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 276-281

  Steber, Aaron ^a,b   Brooks, Ken ^a   Perry, Charles H ^c   Kolka, Randy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Idaho Department of Lands   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspen clearcut; Forest inventory; Pocket penetrometer; Soil compaction; Visual assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; EROSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS (FIA); POCKET PENETROMETER; SOIL STRENGTH; VISUAL ASSESSMENT;

FORESTRY;

COMPACTION; EROSION; FORESTRY;

EID: 37249088928     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/24.4.276     Document Type: Article

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