Forest operations, engineering and management / / edited by Raffaele Spinelli.

• TeilnehmendeR: Spinelli, Raffaele,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel, Switzerland : : MDPI,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (516 pages)

The book gathers 28 quality papers containing new and important knowledge on forest operations, engineering and management. Active forest management is indeed applied through forest engineering, and careful forest tending is conditional to the implementation of sound operational methods, which may guarantee cost-effective management while protecting environmental functionality and worker health. Efficiently managed forest operations offer the highest benefit and the lowest cost, in all fields: financial, social and environmental. While maintaining a cross-disciplinary character, forest engineering represents a special sector of interest within the field of forestry and aims at increasing the overall efficiency of forest operations. Forest engineering often deals with practical issues that have a strong economic impact, and for this reason the industry has always had a strong interest in forest engineering, which explains the close connection between scientists and economic operators. The central role of forest engineering in modern forestry is demonstrated by the many sessions gathered under this general label at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, which offered a great opportunity for catching up with the latest results of sector research. Over the years, much progress has been done in the field of forest engineering, which has been supported by the dramatic technology advances of the most recent times. The 28 papers contained in this book come from many different countries and cover a large variety of subjects, from pure productivity, to resource availability, operation planning, environmental impacts and operator safety and health. Energy biomass is also represented, as a witness to the growing role of forestry in the quest for renewable energy sources.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue Editor -- Preface to "Forest Operations, Engineering and Management" -- Carlos R. Molinas-González, Jorge Castro and Alexandro B. Leverkus Deadwood Decay in a Burnt Mediterranean Pine Reforestation Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 158, doi: 10.3390/f8050158 -- Esperanza Mateos, José Miguel Edeso and Leyre Ormaetxea Soil Erosion and Forests Biomass as Energy Resource in the Basin of the Oka River in Biscay, Northern Spain Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 258, doi: 10.3390/f8070258 -- Eunjai Lee and Han-Sup Han Air Curtain Burners: A Tool for Disposal of Forest Residues -- Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 296, doi: 10.3390/f8080296 -- Ferréol Berendt, Mathieu Fortin, Dirk Jaeger and Janine Schweier How Climate Change Will Affect Forest Composition and Forest Operations in Baden-Württemberg-A GIS-Based Case Study Approach Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 298, doi: 10.3390/f8080298 -- Suzanne Wetzel, Sylvain Volpe, Janet Damianopoulos and Sally Krigstin Can Biomass Quality Be Preserved through Tarping Comminuted Roadside Biomass Piles? Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 305, doi: 10.3390/f8090305 -- Brooke M. Warrington, W. Michael Aust, Scott M. Barrett, W. Mark Ford, C. Andrew Dolloff, Erik B. Schilling, T. Bently Wigley and M. Chad Bolding Forestry Best Management Practices Relationships with Aquatic and Riparian Fauna: A Review Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 331, doi: 10.3390/f8090331 -- Ann M. Wempe and Robert F. Keefe Characterizing Rigging Crew Proximity to Hazards on Cable Logging Operations Using GNSS-RF: Effect of GNSS Positioning Error on Worker Safety Status Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 357, doi: 10.3390/f8100357 -- Mattias Eriksson, Luc LeBel and Ola Lindroos The Effect of Customer-Contractor Alignment in Forest Harvesting Services on Contractor Profitability and the Risk for Relationship Breakdown Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 360, doi: 10.3390/f8100360 -- Riaan Engelbrecht, Andrew McEwan and Raffaele Spinelli A Robust Productivity Model for Grapple Yarding in Fast-Growing Tree Plantations Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 396, doi: 10.3390/f8100396 -- Mauricio Acuna, Martin Strandgard, John Wiedemann and Rick Mitchell Impacts of Early Thinning of a Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Pulplog Plantation in Western Australia on Economic Profitability and Harvester Productivity Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 415, doi: 10.3390/f8110415 -- Tomoya Inada, Kaoru Kitajima, Suryo Hardiwinoto and Mamoru Kanzaki The Effect of Logging and Strip Cutting on Forest Floor Light Condition and Following Change Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 425, doi: 10.3390/f8110425 -- Anil Koirala, Anil Raj Kizha and Sandra M. De Urioste-Stone Policy Recommendation from Stakeholders to Improve Forest Products Transportation: A Qualitative Study Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 434, doi: 10.3390/f8110434 -- Takuyuki Yoshioka, Rin Sakurai, Shohei Kameyama, Koki Inoue and Bruce Hartsough The Optimum Slash Pile Size for Grinding Operations: Grapple Excavator and Horizontal Grinder Operations Model Based on a Sierra Nevada, California Survey Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 442, doi: 10.3390/f8110442 -- Sunwook Kim, Maury A. Nussbaum, Ashley L. Schoenfisch, Scott M. Barrett, Michael Chad Bolding and Deborah E. Dickerson Occupational Safety and Health Concerns in Logging: A Cross-Sectional Assessment in Virginia Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 440, doi: 10.3390/f8110440 -- Marco Manzone and Angela Calvo Incidence of Trailer Frame Structure on Driver's Safety during Log Transportation Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 456, doi: 10.3390/f8110456 -- Jurij Marence, Matevž Mihelic and Anton Poje Influence of Chain Filing. Tree Species and Chain Type on Cross Cutting Efficiency and Health Risk Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 464, doi: 10.3390/f8120464 -- Scott M. Barrett, M. Chad Bolding and John F. Munsell Characteristics of Logging Businesses across Virginia's Diverse Physiographic Regions Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 468, doi: 10.3390/f8120468 -- Mehmet Eker, Krishna P. Poudel and Ramazan Özçelik Aboveground Biomass Equations for Small Trees of Brutian Pine in Turkey to Facilitate Harvesting and Management Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 477, doi: 10.3390/f8120477 -- J. Andrew Vinson, Scott M. Barrett, W. Michael Aust and M. Chad Bolding Suitability of Soil Erosion Models for the Evaluation of Bladed Skid Trail BMPs in the Southern Appalachians Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 482, doi: 10.3390/f8120482 -- Natascia Magagnotti, Luigi Pari and Raffaele Spinelli Use, Utilization, Productivity and Fuel Consumption of Purpose-Built and Excavator-Based Harvesters and Processors in Italy Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 485, doi: 10.3390/f8120485 -- Raffaele Spinelli, Lars Eliasson and Natascia Magagnotti Value Retention, Service Life, Use Intensity and Long-Term Productivity of Wood Chippers as Obtained from Contractor Records Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 503, doi: 10.3390/f8120503 -- Franz Holzleitner, Maximilian Kastner, Karl Stampfer, Norbert Höller and Christian Kanzian Monitoring Cable Tensile Forces of Winch-Assist Harvester and Forwarder Operations in Steep Terrain Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 53, doi: 10.3390/19020053 -- Raffaele Spinelli, Giovanni Aminti, Natascia Magagnotti and Fabio De Francesco Postural Risk Assessment of Small-Scale Debarkers for Wooden Post Production Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 111, doi: 10.3390/f9030111 -- Kalle Kärhä, Ville Koivusalo, Teijo Palander and Matti Ronkanen Treatment of Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris Stumps with Urea and Phlebiopsis gigantea for Control of Heterobasidion Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 139, doi: 10.3390/19030139 -- Grzegorz Trzcinski, Tadeusz Moskalik and Rafal Wojtan Total Weight and Axle Loads of Truck Units in the Transport of Timber Depending on the Timber Cargo Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 164, doi: 10.3390/f9040164 Leo Gallus Bont, Marielle Fraefel and Christoph Fischer A Spatially Explicit Method to Assess the Economic Suitability of a Forest Road Network for Timber Harvest in Steep Terrain Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 169, doi: 10.3390/f9040169 Hakjun Rhee, James Fridley and Deborah Page-Dumroese Traffic-Induced Changes and Processes in Forest Road Aggregate Particle-Size Distributions Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 181, doi: 10.3390/f9040181 -- Esperanza Mateos and Leyre Ormaetxea Spatial Distribution of Biomass and Woody Litter for Bio-Energy in Biscay (Spain) Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 253, doi: 10.3390/f9050253.