Grubbing Explained

Grubbing or clearing is the removal of trees, shrubs, stumps and rubbish from a site. This is often at the site where a transportation or utility corridor, a road or power line, an edifice or a garden is to be constructed. 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]

Notes and References

1. Book: Kavanagh, Barr . Surveying: Principles and Applications . Seneca College . Prentice Hall . 2009 . 978-0-558-67562-2 . 252.
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 . U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service . 17 . 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 . 14 November 2020.