Log Damage and Value Loss Following Motor-manual Tree Harvesting in the Hyrcanian Forest, Northern Iran

Authors : Meghdad JOURGHOLAMİ, Maryam Etehadi ABARİ

Pages : 35-43

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Publication Date : 2017-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Damage is often seen as an important consideration when conducting partial harvests in hardwood stands. Damage to harvested logs, especially hardwood saw and veneer logs can be an even more important concern relative to value loss associated with log degrades. The objectives of this study is to determine damage type, to quantity of the log damage volume and value loss throughout the tree felling process. The log damage and value loss were examined by felling function, species, and damage type, in Kheyrud Forest in the Hyrcanian Forest of Iran. To estimate wood value loss following small-scale tree felling, a total 206 beech and hornbeam trees were measured, and four types of damage recorded: split damage, gouge damage, slab damage and scrape damage. Volume and value losses of damaged logs were significantly sensitive to tree species and tree diameter. The total value of logs damage was calculated as 46.87 m 3 or 0.6 m 3 /ha insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.2%); for all trees. Slightly over half insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(51.6%); of the volume loss was from woody tissue damage caused by s plintering or breakage . Value loss associated with splits was 32.5%, and value loss associated with high stump was 9.9%. Slabs damage caused a small amount of average volume loss per damaged log. Splits damage caused the greatest value loss to logs insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(183.3 USD per ha);. Breakage damage caused losses of 165.3 USD per ha for the damaged logs while high stump was result 92.6 USD per ha in value loss.
Keywords : Motor manual tree felling, Wood value loss, Log damage, Fagus orientalis, Carpinus betulus