Impact of mechanized harvesting on compaction of sandy and clayey forest soils: Results of a meta-analysis

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 533-542

  Ampoorter, Evy ^a   De Schrijver, An ^a   Van Nevel, Lotte ^a   Hermy, Martin ^b   Verheyen, Kris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Harvesting characteristics; Log response ratio; Mechanised harvesting; Soil bulk density; Soil characteristics

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CLAY SOIL; COMPACTION; FOREST SOIL; HARVESTING; META-ANALYSIS; SANDY SOIL; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 84865995130     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-012-0199-y     Document Type: Review

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