Soil Compaction and Porosity Changes Caused During the Operation of Timberjack 450C Skidder in Northern Iran

Skidding by means of heavy forestry machinery can affect soil physical properties. We assessed the effects of ground based skidding on soil bulk density and total porosity under the Iranian mountainous forest conditions. Treatments included a combination of four levels of traffic intensity (1, 3, 6,...

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Main Authors: Ramin Naghdi, Petros A. Tsioras, Mehrdad Nikooy, Ahmad Solgi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry 2015-01-01
Series:Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering
Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/223302