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Grubbing

Grubbing or clearing is the removal of trees, shrubs, stumps and rubbish from a site. This is often performed to prepare a construction site for, e.g., transportation or utility corridors; roads or power lines; or edifices and gardens. Grubbing is performed following clearance of trees to their stumps, preceding construction.

Grubbing
Grubbed road with first layer of aggregate being applied

Grubbing or clearing is the removal of trees, shrubs, stumps and rubbish from a site. This is often performed to prepare a construction site for, e.g., transportation or utility corridors; roads or power lines; or edifices and gardens. Grubbing is performed following clearance of trees to their stumps, preceding construction.[1]

In animal behaviour, grubbing is a feeding technique, referring to digging and uprooting of roots and rhizomes of plants. It is employed by geese, especially greater and lesser snow geese and Canada geese,[2] as well as swine.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kavanagh, Barr (2009). Surveying: Principles and Applications (Seneca College ed.). Prentice Hall. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-558-67562-2.
  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. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Takacs, L. (1982). "Grubbing by Swine as a Means on Preparing the Soil on Swampy Ground". Tools and Tillage Kobenhavn. 4 (3): 155–157. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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