Soil Degradation in simple Oak Coppice Forests of the Ahr...
Simple oak coppice forests of the Ahr-Eifel are confronted with extensive soil degradation. Four complementary investigations were conducted to study the impact of the environmental factors "relief position¿, "slope gradient¿, "red deer¿, "wild boar¿, "stand density¿ and "stand composition¿ on soil degradation in the investigation area. Soil quality was assessed determining several physical, chemical and biotic soil properties in the ...