Grubbing
Grubbingorclearingis the removal oftrees,shrubs,stumpsandrubbishfrom a site. This is often at the site where atransportationorutility corridor,aroadorpower line,anedificeor agardenis to be constructed. Grubbing is performed followingclearanceof trees to their stumps, precedingconstruction.[1]
Inanimal behaviourgrubbing is afeeding technique,referring todigginganduprootingofrootsandrhizomesofplants.It is employed bygeese,especiallygreaterandlesser snow geeseandCanada geese,[2]as well asswine.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Kavanagh, Barr (2009).Surveying: Principles and Applications(Seneca College ed.). Prentice Hall. p. 252.ISBN978-0-558-67562-2.
- ^Kenneth F. Abraham; Robert L. Jefferies (1997).Arctic Ecosystems in Peril: Report of the Arctic Goose Habitat Working Group. Part II High Goose Populations: causes, impacts and implications(PDF)(Report). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service. p. 17.Retrieved14 November2020.
- ^Takacs, L. (1982)."Grubbing by Swine as a Means on Preparing the Soil on Swampy Ground".Tools and Tillage Kobenhavn.4(3): 155–157.Retrieved14 November2020.
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