Decision making in forest road planning considering both skidding and road costs: a case study in the Hyrcanian Forest in Iran
Hyrcanian forest is the only forest designated for commercial timber production in Iran. Ground-based skidding is the most common extraction system used in the forest, though large parts of the forest are still inaccessible due to the low road density (1-2 m ha-1). To facilitate timber harvesting in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
2013-04-01
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Series: | iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry |
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Online Access: | https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor0640-006 |