Comparison of wood harvesting methods in the Republic of Karelia

Impacts of cut-to-length, tree-length and full-tree harvesting technology on direct operating costs, productivity, forest environment, ergonomics and work safety, as well as on wood quality were studied in 2007 and 2008 in 15 harvesting companies in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Productivity vari...

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Main Authors: Syunev, Vladimir, Sokolov, Anton, Konovalov, Alexandr, Katarov, Vasily, Seliverstov, Alexandr, Gerasimov, Yuri, Karvinen, Sari, Välkky, Elina
Other Authors: Petrozavodsk State University. Faculty of Forest Engineering, Russia, Petrozavodsk State University. Faculty of Economics, Russia, Metsäntutkimuslaitos / Joensuu
Format: Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Finnish Forest Research Institute 2009
Subjects:
ergonomics
forest environment
harvesting costs
productivity
Russia
wood harvesting
wood quality
work safety
hakkuutähteet
puunhankinta
karelia*
Republic of Karelia
Online Access:http://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/536033
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Summary:Impacts of cut-to-length, tree-length and full-tree harvesting technology on direct operating costs, productivity, forest environment, ergonomics and work safety, as well as on wood quality were studied in 2007 and 2008 in 15 harvesting companies in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Productivity varied within a relatively wide range from 20 to 150 m

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