Abstract Purpose of the Review The aim of the review was to better understand the impacts
of the dominant harvesting systems in Europe, namely harvester-forwarder (HFW), chainsaw …

Under the background of urban expansion, ecological protection cannot be delayed. The
construction of ecological networks is of considerable significance to ecosystem services …

The Earth's climate is rapidly changing as a result of increases in the concentrations of
greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere mainly caused by human activities …

Despite an intensive mechanization trend in German forest operations since the early
1990s, many sites restrict the efficient implementation of fully mechanized harvesting …

Forests cover about 1/3 of Europe's land area and are an important source in providing
goods and services such as timber, drinking water, biodiversity, and carbon storage. They …

Recently, forest operations are facing unfavorable climatic conditions more frequently. In
Central Europe, machine trafficability and induced soil disturbances are negatively affected …

Thinning is one of the most important tools of forest management, although thinning
operations require the use of machines which ultimately cause damage to the remaining …

The results of this study showed that the application of cable-based systems in flat terrain
must not necessarily be more cost intensive than its application in other terrains. In recent …

Cross-cutting of felled trees into logs (“bucking”) is a critical step in converting standing
timber into end products, as it predetermines and limits number, type and value of products …

Driving forest machines on wet soils causes irreversible soil compaction, often associated
with intensive rut formation and inaccessibility of wheeled forest machines for future forest …