Abstract Purpose of Review Lowering the impact of forest utilisation on the forest
environment is a part of the improvement in sustainable forest management. As part of forest …

The increased removal of biomass from the forest sites with whole-tree harvesting has
raised concern over the sustainability of site productivity. In this study, the results from eighty …

This review paper describes the nature and scale of changes to forest soils brought about by
forestry operations. A relatively non-technical approach is adopted with the aim of …

RESIDUAL STAND DAMAGE CAUSED BY MECHANIZED HARVESTING SYSTEMS Page 1
Barbara Limbeck-Lilienau 1 / 11 In: Proceedings of the Austro2003 meeting: High Tech Forest …

Increasing attention is being paid to using modern fuelwood as a substitute for fossil
energies to reduce CO 2 emissions. In this context, forest biomass, particularly harvesting …

Sažetak Timber harvesting operations vary greatly around the world, as do the adaptations
of technology to the complex, locally variable conditions. Similarly, technological innovations …

This paper reviews the primary effects of canopy on understorey vegetation to provide
insight into the management of the canopy space to benefit tree regeneration. Site …

Sažetak Timber harvesting on steep terrain has always been, and will remain, a challenge in
terms of economic viability, safety and environmental performance. For almost a century …

Soil compaction has been considered a principal form of damage associated with logging,
restricting root growth and reducing productivity. The rate and extent of soil compaction on …

The object of this study was to survey the effects of slash and stump removal on work
productivity and work quality, as well as on the technology of forest regeneration operations …