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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Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
2015-07-01
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Series: | California Agriculture |
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Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v069n03p157 |