Beschreibung
This 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 successful, and discusses newer technologies. Numerical examples are provided to provide clarity for interpreting graphs, procedures, and formulas.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Introduction.- 2 Planning.- 3 Organization, Administration, and Labor Productivity.- 4 Felling.- 5 Animal Skidding.- 6 Ground-Based Mechanized Skidding and Forwarding.- 7 Cable and Helicopter Yarding Systems.- 8 Loading.-9 Transport.- 10 Appropriate Harvesting Technology.- 11 Concluding Comments.- References
Autorenporträt
InhaltsangabePlanning.- 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.