Loblolly pine response to wet-weather harvesting on wet flats after 5 years

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 217-233

  Eisenbies, Mark H ^a   Burger, James A ^a   Aust, W Michael ^a   Patterson, Steve C ^b  

^a VirginiaTech ^*  (United States)

^b MeadWestvaco Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Best Management Practices; Harvesting disturbance; Loblolly pine; Site preparation; Site productivity; Sustainability; Wet weather harvesting; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; LOGGING (TIMBER); STAND DYNAMICS; SUSTAINABILITY; WEATHER; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 4344633208     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WAFO.0000012817.20157.d3     Document Type: Article

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