| Main Title |
Harvesting Operations in the Tropics [electronic resource] / |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
Sessions, John.
|
| Publisher |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, |
| Year Published |
2007 |
| Call Number |
QH545.F67 |
| ISBN |
9783540463917 |
| Subjects |
Life sciences ;
Agriculture ;
Forests and forestry ;
Wood ;
Environmental management
|
| Internet Access |
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| Collation |
XIII, 170 p. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
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. 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 successful, and discusses newer technologies. The book is a reference for those interested in planning and management of tropical forests. Numerical examples are provided to provide clarity for interpreting graphs, procedures, and formulas. The book covers harvest systems from planning for felling to log transport from the forest, and concludes with considerations in selecting the appropriate harvesting technology. |
| Place Published |
Berlin, Heidelberg |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Tropical Forestry, |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2007 |
| Series Title Untraced |
Tropical Forestry, |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20140412165841 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02580nam a22005055i 45 |
