… is possible when the factors causing the damage are well-known. Therefore, the aim … study
in detail the impact of slope steepness on different types of damage in the stand after winching…

… study was to observe residual stand damage in three different thinning operations: manual
selective (chainsaw and winch), manual row (chainsaw and winch), … on steep terrains. Small-…

… the average extraction distance depends [12]; and terrain slope [13]. Damage to the remaining
stand can be caused by both felling and extracting, regardless of the technological level …

… In this study, the degree and quantity of residual stand damage … Detailed analysis of residual
stand damage due to winching on steep terrains. Small Scale For 18: 255-277. Reich PB, …

… treatments and it’s also depends on the terrain slope, soil disturbance and fertility. A small-scale …
using a tractor winch were mostly north and west at 72.8%, and the damage positions of …

… extraction in steep terrain conditions [39]. … winching) was the main cause of damage to
regeneration during cable skidder logging, and the amount of regeneration damage on steep …

… damage to the residual stand is also important to consider. Sirén et al. [19] define residual
stand damage as … In our study, when a tracked mobile winch was deployed, the increase in BD …

… damage to the remaining trees, especially when winching and … by the load weight, terrain
slope, used forest operations etc. [14]… We hypothesized lower residual stand damages by cut-to-…

… damage caused by a tractor equipped with a winch or skidder was higher on steeper slopes
where larger damage … the felling site with visible marks on terrain, and also by the preventive …

… study was to investigate the effect of season of the year on the frequency and degree of
damage to residual trees caused … The total level of damage in the residual stand was twice as …