Windbreak TechnologyJ.R. Brandle, D.L. Hintz, J.W. Sturrock This book contains a selection of papers presented at the first International Symposium on Windbreak Technology, summarising the available worldwide literature on windbreaks and the response, both positive and negative, to wind protection. State-of-the-art information is presented on general design criteria, and principles of planting and establishment for a wide range of conditions and objectives. It provides descriptive information of tree and shrub species for arid, semi-arid, temperate and tropical areas, and their use in windbreaks. |
Contents
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WIND EROSION | 89 |
NONWOODY WINDBREAKS | 133 |
CROP RESPONSE TO WINDBREAKS | 163 |
LIVESTOCK AND WINDBREAKS | 229 |
WINDBREAKS AND ENERGY | 241 |
WINDBREAKS AND WILDLIFE | 299 |
WINDBREAKS SNOW AND WATER USE | 349 |
WINDBREAK PLANTING AND ESTABLISHMENT | 403 |
WINDBREAK MANAGEMENT | 499 |
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Windbreak Technology: Proceedings of an Internaitonal [sic] Symposium on ... James R. Brandle,David L. Hintz No preview available - 1988 |
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