With increasing mechanization of forest harvesting operations the impacts on soil have
increased quite dramatically. The objective of this paper was to examine the relationship of …

Water erosion causes severe soil damage in northern forests of Iran which is associated with
different rut depths in skid trails. The aim of this study was to assess rutting and soil …

Mechanical logging and skid trail construction in mountainous areas are associated with soil
compaction and erosion risks. In this research, surface runoff and soil loss were studied at …

Aim of study: The study was conducted to examine impact of skidding traffic, trail slope, traffic
frequency, and soil depth on the soil bulk density. Area of study: This study was carried out …

Soil disturbances are unavoidable in ground-based skidding operations and it is well-known
that the extent and severity of disturbances increase with increasing traffic frequency of …

he use of skidding machinery in logging operations causes destructive effects especially on
soil but has many advantages such as extracting long and heavy logs, optimum use of …

Sažetak Harvest traffic with heavy equipment causes damage to forest soils. Whereas
increased soil damage has been reported with increasing harvest equipment traffic and on …

Skidding operations induce considerable and wide spread soil disturbance. It is unclear how
much additional damage is caused by increased soil moisture content at the time of …

In this study, the effects of slope and traffic intensity on soil compaction, rutting and forest
floor removal was evaluated on a skid trail in the natural forest of north of Iran. Combination …

Reduced soil porosity, water content, forest floor mass and rutting are four common
disturbances during timber harvesting and skidding. The present study was conducted to …