[HTML][HTML] Applicability of international harvesting equipment productivity studies in Maine, USA: A literature review

P Hiesl, JG Benjamin - Forests, 2013‏ - mdpi.com
Harvesting equipment productivity studies have been conducted in many countries around
the world spanning over 25 years. These studies have shown that many factors influence …

Impacts of silvicultural prescriptions and implementation of best management practices on timber harvesting costs

H Soman, AR Kizha, BE Roth - International Journal of Forest …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
Rising costs of forest operations and decreasing revenue generated from harvesting are
becoming critical challenges in forest management throughout the Northeastern US. Along …

[HTML][HTML] Forwarder productivity in salvage logging operations in difficult terrain

A Cadei, O Mologni, D Röser, R Cavalli, S Grigolato - Forests, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Large scale windthrow salvage logging is increasing in Central Europe because of the
growth of severe atmospheric events due to global heating. Sustainable forest operations in …

Effects of boom-corridor thinning on harvester productivity and residual stand structure

D Bergström, R Fernandez-Lacruz… - … Journal of Forest …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Biomass derived from small-diameter, dense, thinning stands is largely underutilized within
the European Union, mainly because of in-effective harvesting methods and cutting …

Mechanized coppice harvesting with new small-scale feller-bunchers: results from harvesting trials with newly manufactured felling heads in Italy

J Schweier, R Spinelli, N Magagnotti, G Becker - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The revival of coppice management is being considered as one option to satisfy the
increasing market demand for wood biomass. Commonly used harvesting systems in …

Economic analysis of woody biomass supply chain in Maine

S Whalley, SJW Klein, J Benjamin - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2017‏ - Elsevier
An economic biomass supply chain model for Maine was developed to estimate the
delivered cost of biomass chips using the stumpage price paid to the landowner, the cost of …

Energy efficiency of a hybrid cable yarding system: A case study in the North-Eastern Italian Alps under real working conditions

A Cadei, O Mologni, L Marchi, F Sforza… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - agroengineering.org
In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, low emission or zero-emission technologies
have been applied to light and heavyduty vehicles by adopting electric propulsion systems …

[HTML][HTML] Models for the evaluation of productivity and costs of mechanized felling on poplar short rotation coppice in Italy

G Sperandio, A Acampora, A Del Giudice, V Civitarese - Forests, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The forest biomass, as a renewable energy source, can significantly contribute to the
progressive replacement of fossil fuels in energy production, with a positive final balance in …

Assessing productivity and cost of timber harvesting during longleaf pine ecosystem restoration

J Murray, P Hiesl, D Hagan… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Timber harvesting operations are increasingly used to restore sensitive habitats such as
longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) ecosystems. However, logging companies are often …

Harvesting wood residues for energy production from an oak coppice in central Italy

A Del Giudice, A Scarfone, E Paris, F Gallucci… - Energies, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The sustainable management of coppice forests and the valorization of forest residues
represent key activities for the development of wood for the energy supply chain. The …