Harvesting Operations in the Tropics

The book brings together information on harvest methods, system productivity, and methods for conducting safe, efficient, and environmentally acceptable operations in tropical forests. It highlights the challenges of harvest operations in the tropics, includes techniques that have been shown to be s...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sessions, John (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Tropical Forestry
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Planning
  • Organization, Administration, and Labor Productivity
  • Felling
  • Animal Skidding
  • Ground-Based Mechanized Skidding and Forwarding
  • Cable and Helicopter Yarding Systems
  • Loading
  • Transport
  • Appropriate Harvesting Technology
  • Concluding Comments