Productivity and Cost of Integrated Harvesting of Wood Chips and Sawlogs in Stand Conversion Operations

This study evaluated the operational performance and cost of an integrated harvesting system that harvested sawlogs and biomass (i.e., energy wood chips) in stand conversion clearcut operations. Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees were processed into sawlogs while whole trees of tanoak (Lithoc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hunter Harrill, Han-Sup Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Forestry Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/893079