Effects of winter selective tree harvest on soil microclimate and surface CO2 flux of a northern hardwood forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-265

  Stoffel, Jennifer L ^a,b   Gower, Stith T ^a   Forrester, Jodi A ^a   Mladenoff, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Upper Iowa University   (United States)

Author keywords

Harvesting; Microclimate; Northern hardwood forest; Selective tree harvest; Soil surface CO2 flux

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; CANOPY GAPS; CARBON FLUXES; FOREST CANOPIES; FOREST HARVEST; GROWING SEASON; NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST; POST TREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENT; SELECTIVE TREE HARVEST; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STATE FORESTS; SUGAR MAPLE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; TREE SELECTION; WISCONSIN;

FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; HARDWOODS; HARVESTERS; MACHINERY; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PERMITTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

HARVESTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CLEARCUTTING; FOREST CANOPY; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; LOGGING (TIMBER); MICROCLIMATE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SULFUR;

CLIMATES; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; GROUND WATER; HARDWOODS; HARVESTERS; HARVESTING; MOISTURE CONTROL; SOIL; SUGAR; TREES;

FLAMBEAU RIVER STATE FOREST; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 73049084650     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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