Methods of Protection Forest Soils during Logging Operations (Review)

Public opinion has become increasingly critical of current logging methods and technologies, there is a demand for standards to guide the operations environmentally impactful industries. For many years, numerous researchers have studied impact on forest soils, revealing that high risk damaging soil during terrain transport. Here we analyse review total 105 publications in this area. This large body work demonstrates scientific interest field attracted. Despite this, important areas uncertainty concerning harvesting still remain. In particular, changes conditions can affect properties ways are not well understood, with possible impacts physical, chemical, biological soils as structure cover. While it difficult fully eliminate negative their adverse environmental consequences should be minimised because plays vital role tree regeneration helps determine productivity future stands. Some most frequently cited measures effective technological solutions minimize damage involve taking different technical into account when organising operations. Potentially helpful include selecting machines mechanisms suitable site conditions, using larger and/or low-pressure tyres, tyre pressure control, anti-skid tracks, track belts, meliorating wet areas, machinery incorporating global positioning systems geographic information systems. Planning help choosing wood system technology, accounting seasonal factors planning operations, networks roads trails advance, leaving residues or mats surface, training specialists, reducing number machine passes over skid strip roads. active applying sparing harvesting, uptake designed reduce after been limited. may due lack cost implementing best management practices. Moreover, economic production plans require throughout year, irrespective conditions. citation: Ilintsev A.S., Nakvasina E.N., Högbom L. Methods Protection Forest Soils Logging Operations (Review). Lesnoy Zhurnal [Russian Forestry Journal], 2021, no. 5, pp. 92–116. DOI: 10.37482/0536-1036-2021-5-92-116