A Loblolly Pine Management Guide: Managing Site Damage from Logging

W.H. McKee; G.E. Hatchell; A.E. Tiarks

doi:10.2737/SE-GTR-32

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A Loblolly Pine Management Guide: Managing Site Damage from Logging

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Authors:

W.H. McKee, G.E. Hatchell, A.E. Tiarks

Year:

1985

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SE-GTR-32

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-32. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 21 p.

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Abstract

Serious damage to forest sites during logging can be avoided through careful planning of logging, preparation of the site for logging, and close supervision of the work.Losses in productivity caused by compaction can be largely restored by cultivation and fertilization.

Keywords

Pinustaeda, site productivity, fertilization, drainage, trafficability, soil compaction

Citation

McKee, W.H., Jr.; Hatchell, G.E.; Tiarks, A.E. 1985. A Loblolly Pine Management Guide: Managing Site Damage from Logging. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-32. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 21 p.