Impact of primary and secondary machinery tracks on fine root growth of sugar maple after selection cutting

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 892-897

  Malo, Catherine ^a   Messier, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM MARSH; FINE ROOTS; HEAVY MACHINERY; SELECTION CUTTING; SELECTION LOGGING; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; SOIL DISTURBANCES; STUDY SITES; SUGAR MAPLE; TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST;

CUTTING; FORESTRY; MACHINERY; MORPHOLOGY; SUGARS;

EQUIPMENT;

CLEARCUTTING; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FINE ROOT; GROWTH RATE; LOGGING (TIMBER); MACHINERY; MORPHOLOGY; SILVICULTURE; SURVIVAL;

ACER SACCHARUM; LOGGING; MACHINERY; ROOTING; SILVICULTURE;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 79953885863     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x10-245     Document Type: Article

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