Thinning treatments had minimal effect on soil compaction in mixed-conifer plantations

If biomass utilization results in soil compaction and reduced forest productivity, the potential benefits may be considered to be not worth the long-term impacts. We analyzed soil strength, an indicator of soil compaction, prior to and following commercial thins (sawlog an...

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Main Authors: Robert A. York, Richard K. Keller, Ariel C. Thomson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2015-07-01
Series:California Agriculture
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Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v069n03p157