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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Main Authors: Jourgholami M, Abdi E, Chung W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2013-04-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor0640-006