Effects of Rubber-Tired Cable Skidder on Soil Compaction in Hyrcanian Forest

The use of skidders equipped with rubber tires is a well accepted practice for the extraction of timber from the forest, but the application also causes considerable environmental problems. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of different slope gradient, number of machine passes on skid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Meghdad Jourgholami, Baris Majnounian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry 2013-01-01
Series:Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering
Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/172584