Soil loss and run-off in young forest stands as affected by site preparation technique: A study in NE Portugal

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1747-1760

  de Figueiredo, Tomás ^a   Fonseca, Felícia ^a   Martins, Afonso ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Castanea sativa; Erosion; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Run off; Site preparation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FOREST SOIL; PLOWING; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; STAND DYNAMICS; TILLAGE;

PORTUGAL;

CASTANEA SATIVA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84868378084     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-011-0581-6     Document Type: Article

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