This study investigates the feasibility of using standardized SAE J1939 data from forestry machines, to enhance the decision-making process and ensure the sustainability of forest operations. The study, specifically focusing on a clam-bunk skidder, was conducted between January and September 2023, across three sites in northeast Italy in permeant-cover forest in the Alps region. The main objectives were to identify work phases...

Forests, essential components of ecosystems, are managed for sustainable timber production in forest plantations to meet the growing demand for wood products. The intricate balance between sustainable forest management and logging residue management practices is crucial for ecological integrity and economic viability. Logging residues, byproducts of timber harvesting, significantly influence carbon and nutrient cycling, soil s...

Tree size is one of the major factors that determines harvester productivity and is heavily influenced by forest managerial activities. Stand silvicultural management can lead to managing tree size, the distribution of tree size, and tree height amongst others. Understanding the effect of tree size distribution on harvesting productivity is central for optimizing management of operations. To investigate the effects of tree siz...

Forest Owners Organizations can help small- and medium-scale private landowners stay competitive by conducting and sharing research and development (R&D) activities. This study evaluated R&D needs for silvicultural operations to inform an R&D strategy for the cooperative. Individual and group priorities were collected using the Analytical Hierarchy Process via a web survey and web meeting. Consensus in priorities was followed...

Purpose of Review Mechanized logging operations with ground-based equipment commonly represent European production forestry but are well-known to potentially cause soil impacts through various forms of soil disturbances, especially on wet soils with low bearing capacity. In times of changing climate, with shorter periods of frozen soils, heavy rain fall events in spring and autumn and frequent needs for salvage logging, forest...

We evaluated the influences of CO 2 [Control, ∼ 370 µ mol mol − 1 ; 200 µ mol mol − 1 above ambient applied by free‐air CO 2 enrichment (FACE)] and soil water (Wet, Dry) on above‐ and below‐ground responses of C 3 (cotton, G ossypium hirsutum ) and C 4 (sorghum, Sorghum bicolor ) plants in monocultures and two density mixtures. In monocultures, CO 2 enrichment increased height, leaf area, above‐ground biomass and reproductive...