Soil Disturbance Effects from Tethered Forwarding on Steep Slopes in Brazilian Eucalyptus Plantations

Traditional timber harvests on steep slopes have been conducted through labor-intensive and sometimes environmentally impactful methods, such as manual felling with chainsaws and extraction using bladed skid trails, winching, or cable yarding. Ground-based mechanized harvesting and primary transport...

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Main Authors: Austin M. Garren, M. Chad Bolding, W. Michael Aust, Angelo C. Moura, Scott M. Barrett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/9/721