Wet-weather timber harvesting and site preparation effects on coastal plain sites: A review

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 137-151

  Miwa, Masato ^a   Aust, W Michael ^b   Burger, James A ^b   Patterson, Steve C ^c   Carter, Emily A ^d  

^a International Paper   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Forest Science Laboratory   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Site preparation; Site productivity; Timber harvesting impacts

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARVESTING; PRODUCTIVITY; SOFTWOODS; SOIL CONSERVATION; TIMBER; WETLANDS;

BEDDING EFFECTS; COASTAL PLAIN SITES; FOREST SOILS; SITE PREPARATION EFFECTS; SITE PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL PROPERTIES; TIMBER HARVESTING IMPACTS; WET WEATHER TIMBER HARVESTING;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

COASTS; FOREST OPERATIONS; FORESTS; HARVESTING; LOGGING; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTATIONS; PRODUCTIVITY; SITE PREPARATION; SOIL; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 5144224145     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/28.3.137     Document Type: Article

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