Soil compaction study of 20 timber-harvest units on the Ouachita National Forest

Kenneth R. Luckow; Jim M. Guldin

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Soil compaction study of 20 timber-harvest units on the Ouachita National Forest

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Authors:

Kenneth R. Luckow, Jim M. Guldin

Year:

2007

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Furniss, Michael J.; Clifton, Catherine F.; Ronnenberg, Kathryn L., eds. Advancing the fundamental sciences: proceedings of the Forest Service national earth sciences conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-689. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 341-351

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Abstract

A soil compaction study was performed on 20 timber harvest units on both rocky (15-35% by volume gravel) and non-rocky (

Keywords

compaction, bulk density, infiltration, soil structure, soil quality standard

Citation

Luckow, Kenneth R.; Guldin, James M. 2007. Soil compaction study of 20 timber-harvest units on the Ouachita National Forest. In: Furniss, Michael J.; Clifton, Catherine F.; Ronnenberg, Kathryn L., eds. Advancing the fundamental sciences: proceedings of the Forest Service national earth sciences conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-689. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 341-351.