Effects of forest road amelioration techniques on soil bulk density, surface runoff, sediment transport, soil moisture and seedling growth

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 202, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 313-323

  Kolka, R K ^a   Smidt, M F ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest productivity; Recontour; Skid roads; Subsoil

Indexed keywords

FOREST ROAD AMELIORATION; SOIL DAMAGE; SOIL MOISTURE; SUBSOILED TREATMENTS;

DATA REDUCTION; GROWTH KINETICS; MOISTURE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEED; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

BULK DENSITY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL MOISTURE;

DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENTS; SEEDS; SOIL;

LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

EID: 6344240674     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.07.042     Document Type: Article

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