Soil compaction associated with mechanized wood harvesting can long-lastingly disturb
forest soils, ecosystem function, and productivity. Sustainable forest management requires …

Abstract Purpose of Review Predicting, preventing, and minimizing machinery-induced soil
compaction are of paramount importance in forest ecosystems. Understanding the soil's …

Impact of skidding traffic on bulk density and penetration resistance of two sandy forest soils
was examined in Putte (the Netherlands). Different levels of compaction were applied by …

Context Nowadays, harvest operations are predominantly performed fully mechanized using
heavy tractors or forestry machines. The resulting soil compaction may negatively affect the …

Soil compaction due to mechanized harvesting operations in forests can have profound
effects on forest soils and, hence, can have a detrimental effect on subsequent forest …

Logging and other mechanized forestry activities often lead to soil compaction, which can
reduce seedling and residual tree growth and promote surface erosion. The extent of these …

Soil compaction, which results from the skidding of heavy machines used in forest
operations, can seriously damage forest productivity. Indeed, it alters soil structure, disturbs …

Forest thinning is widely used in forest management activities and has complex effects on
underground carbon processes. Although many case studies have been done, how forest …

A main disadvantage of heavy machinery in forest operation is soil compaction. Compacted
soils may be a barrier to seedling growth, even though the exact mechanisms of action are …

There has been a severely negative impact on soil water resources in temperate forests
caused by the introduction of the type of heavy machinery in the forestry sector used for …