Soil and Root Damage in Forestry: Reducing the Impact of Forest Mechanization

ISBN-13: 9780128220702 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 384 str.

Iwan Wasterlund

Spis treści

1. Forest responses to soil disturbance due to machine traffic 2. Impacts of soil disturbance on forest and forest soils 3. Impeded root growth in compacted till soils 4. Roots, the hidden tree 5. Rutting on peaty soil 6. Soil mechianics for forestry ground and measurements7. Alpine routes reinforced with geonet for ATV

O autorze

Iwan Wasterlund, Ph.D. is a retired Professor in Forest Technology (1995-2001), Olasgarden Forest and Roads, Savar, Sweden. He is the former President of ISTVS on the FAO/ECE expert team on soil damage (approximately 300 members) and has been the chairman of an ECE/FAO/ILO team of specialists. Dr. Wasterlund has been a referee on approximately 150 papers, including Silva Fennica, Terramechanics, Forest Ecological Management. He has produced almost 100 Master thesis and 10 doctorate dissertations.