Reported Activities that Restore or Decrease Soil Bulk Density
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| Land use or activity | Decrease in bulk density (gms/cc) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Tilling of soil | 0.00 to 0.02 | Randrup, 1918. Patterson and Bates, 1994 |
| Spedialized soil loosening | 0.05 to 0.15 | Rolf, 1998 |
| Selective grading | 0.00 | Randrup, 1998 and Lichter and Linsy, 1994 |
| Soil amendments | 0.17 | Patterson and Bates, 1994 |
| Compost amendments | 0.25 to 0.35 | Kolsti et al. 1995 |
| Time | 0.20 | Legg et al, 1996 |
| Reforestration | 0.25 to 0.35 | Article 36 |