The Impact of Weather and Slope Conditions on the Productivity, Cost, and GHG Emissions of a Ground-Based Harvesting Operation in Mountain Hardwoods

Mountainous hardwood mixed stands offer challenges to timber harvesting operations in practice, including a harsh climate, variable topography, steep terrain, and large-sized timbers. This paper aims to develop productivity and cost models for a mountain-ground-based harvesting operation across the...

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Main Authors: Sättar Ezzati, Farzam Tavankar, Mohammad Reza Ghaffariyan, Rachele Venanzi, Francesco Latterini, Rodolfo Picchio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/12/1612