Soil compaction associated with cut-to-length and whole-tree harvesting of a coniferous forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 976-989

  Han, Sang Kyun ^a   Han, Han Sup ^b   Page Dumroese, Deborah S ^c   Johnson, Leonard R ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FORESTS; CUT-TO-LENGTH; FOREST SOILS; HARVESTING SYSTEM; MOISTURE LEVEL; PREDICTION MODEL; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL RESISTANCE; WHOLE TREE HARVESTING;

COMPACTION; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE;

HARVESTING;

BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST PRODUCT; HARVESTING; PENETRATION;

COMPACTION; FOREST OPERATIONS; GROUND WATER; HARVESTING; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 66249140922     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-027     Document Type: Article

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