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Comparing single-wheel attachable tracks to chains and bare tires on skidders for mitigating soil disturbance during harvesting operations

Taylor Richmonda Department of Sustainable Resources Management, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, USAView further author information
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Rene H. Germaina Department of Sustainable Resources Management, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kristopher Brownb Watershed Agricultural Council Forestry Program, Walton, NY, USAView further author information
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Russell Briggsa Department of Sustainable Resources Management, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, USAView further author information
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Stephen Stehmana Department of Sustainable Resources Management, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, USAView further author information
Pages 100-109 | Received 22 Feb 2022, Accepted 26 Aug 2022, Published online: 07 Sep 2022

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