How and how much, do harvesting activities affect forest soil, regeneration and stands?

R Picchio, PS Mederski, F Tavankar - Current forestry reports, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Spatial modeling of forest stand susceptibility to logging operations

S Shabani, A Jaafari, P Bettinger - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2021 - Elsevier
The susceptibility of residual, non-harvested, live trees to damage caused by the harvesting
of other nearby trees has received moderate attention over the last four decades through …

Soil and forest regeneration after different extraction methods in coppice forests

R Venanzi, R Picchio, S Grigolato, F Latterini - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Coppice is considered the oldest form of sustainable forest management in the
Mediterranean area. Generally, it produces rapidly woody biomass and environmental …

Morphology, Growth and Architecture Response of Beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) and Maple Tree (Acer velutinum Boiss.) Seedlings to Soil Compaction Stress …

R Picchio, F Tavankar, M Nikooy, G Pignatti, R Venanzi… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Caspian forests of Iran were monitored and evaluated for forest natural regeneration
after logging activities for more than a decade. This large area has a substantial ecological …

Soil disturbance and recovery after coppicing a Mediterranean Oak stand: The effects of silviculture and technology

R Venanzi, R Picchio, R Spinelli, S Grigolato - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Traditional coppice management system is one of the most debated topics in the
Mediterranean area, as it is a forest management system that accounts for over 23 million …

Comparing accuracy of three methods based on the GIS environment for determining winching areas

R Picchio, F Latterini, PS Mederski, R Venanzi… - Electronics, 2019 - mdpi.com
In forestry interventions such as thinning or selection cutting, appropriate road and skid trail
networks are essential for efficient forest operations, but also for limiting damage to the …

Changes in soil parameters of forests after windstorms and timber extraction

R Picchio, R Venanzi, F Tavankar, I Luchenti… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
One of the main problems in close-to-nature management of high forests is linked to the
ecological and economic aspects of salvage logging. This research involved analysing soil …

Soil Disturbance Induced by Silvicultural Treatment in Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Coppice and Post-Disturbance Recovery

R Venanzi, R Picchio, S Grigolato, R Spinelli - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chestnut forests represent an important environmental and landscape element in Europe,
especially in the hill regions of southern Europe. In Italy, the total surface amount of chestnut …

Impact assessment of timber harvesting operations for enhancing sustainable management in a secondary Atlantic Forest

PC Britto, D Jaeger, S Hoffmann, RCG Robert… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Conservation and management of forest ecosystems are currently largely conflicting goals in
the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome. At present, all parts of the Atlantic Forest are protected …

Machinery-induced damage to soil and remaining forest stands—Case study from Slovakia

Z Dudáková, M Allman, J Merganič, K Merganičová - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
The paper deals with the damage of the remaining stand and soil caused by harvesting
using three ground-based forest operations methods (harvester-forwarder/cable …