Ground based operation effects on soil disturbance by steel tracked skidder in a steep slope of forest

Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 278-284

  Agherkakli, B ^a   Najafi, A ^a   Sadeghi, S H ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crawler tractor; Forest floor removal; Ground based skidding; Hardwood forest of iran; Soil compaction

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; FLOORS; FORESTRY; SKIDDING; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

FOREST FLOOR REMOVAL; GROUND BASED; HARDWOOD FORESTS; SOIL BULK DENSITY; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL DISTURBANCES; TRAFFIC DENSITIES; TRAFFIC INTENSITY;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; FOREST FLOOR; LITTER; MACHINERY; SLOPE; SOIL PROFILE;

COMPACTION; FLOORS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; REMOVAL; SKIDDING; SOIL; TRACTORS;

IRAN;

EID: 77954270756     PISSN: 12124834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/93/2009-jfs     Document Type: Article

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