Thinning is a crucial operation in forest management, which has important effects also on
understory, fauna and soil. We assessed the impact of semi-mechanized logging systems on …

Thinning is a crucial practice in forest management. There is, however, a dearth of studies
that focus on the effects of thinning carried out by modern heavy machinery on the physical …

Damage to residual stand after partial harvesting or thinning may lead to serious economic
losses in terms of both timber quality at the final harvest, and tree growth reduction. Logging …

Sažetak This paper concerns the evaluation of logging systems in terms of the damage to
the forest ecosystem. Damages to trees and soil during late thinning conducted in foothills …

The application of a harvester for thinning operations in young stands can pose several
dilemmas. Firstly, the value of the timber obtained should be higher than the cost of the …

Whole-tree harvesting is an increasingly common harvesting method due to the high
demand for fuel chips. In whole-tree harvesting, nutrient removal from the site is substantially …

The study determined the site impacts of motor-manual and fully mechanised whole tree
harvesting, as applied in the thinning of young pine plantations on the Tuscan coastline. The …

Sažetak This study gauged the severity and permanence of soil compaction associated with
mechanized clear felling of umbrella pine plantations. We tested three treatments: not …

The authors conducted a survey of the residual stand damage and soil disturbance caused
by harvesting Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean forests in Central and Southern Italy …

Thinning has a crucial role in retaining the future value of stands; hence, excessive soil
disturbance and damage to residual trees can diminish thinning advantages. The research …