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The Influence of Logging-Related Soil Disturbance on Pioneer Tree Regeneration in Mixed Temperate Forests

Plants
The recovery of soil properties and the proper growth of natural tree regeneration are key elements for maintaining forest productivity after selective logging operations.
Farzam Tavankar, Rachele Venanzi, Mehrdad Nikooy, Angela Lo Monaco, Rodolfo Picchio, Ramin Naghdi   +5 more
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Soil erosion responses to climate change in a tropical monsoon‐dominated river basin ‐ A geospatial perspective

River, Volume 5, Issue 2, Page 222-249, May 2026.
Abstract Soil erosion is a major global environmental and socio‐economic challenge, with impacts particularly severe in tropical, monsoon‐dominated mountainous regions, where heavy rainfall, steep terrain, and unsustainable land‐use practices accelerate land degradation.
Sisira Uppengal, Anu David Raj, Balakrishnan Padmavathi, P. O. Nameer, Jayapal Gopalan Nair   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioral Selection of Coprophagy in an Arid‐Adapted Herbivore: Does a Compatibility–Risk Gradient Shape Selective Coprophagy?

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
Estimated amount of each scat type consumed by Texas tortoises (Gopherus berlandieri) during 48‐h feeding trials expressed as area under the cumulative‐consumption curve (AUC; ±95% CI). Coprophagy is prevalent in Texas tortoises, and tortoises selectively choose feces along a compatibility‐risk gradient, which is evolutionarily meaningful.
Christin Moeller, Scott E. Henke, Sandra Rideout‐Hanzak, Cord B. Eversole   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impacts of ground-based logging equipment on forest soil

Journal of Forest Science, 2014
Soil properties can be affected by heavy equipment used for skidding but these impacts vary greatly with site conditions and operational practices. We assessed the effects of ground-based skidding on site disturbance and soil physical properties. We also
A. Solgi, A. Najafi
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Complementary Evidence From Historical and Contemporary Gene Dispersal Reveals Contrasting Population Dynamics in a Tropical Tree Species

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Gene flow shapes the demographic stability and evolutionary potential of tropical forest trees, yet its dynamics may differ depending on the temporal scale at which it is assessed. We combined spatial genetic structure (SGS), parentage analyses, and reproductive success metrics to investigate historical and contemporary gene dispersal in four ...
Julien Bonnier, Myriam Heuertz, Stéphane Traissac, Olivier Brunaux, Olivier Lepais, Valérie Troispoux, Emilie Chancerel, Zoé Compagnie, Niklas Tysklind   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of damage to residual stand due to applying two different harvesting methods in the Hyrcanian forest of Iran: cut-tolength vs. tree length

Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2017
Damage to residual stand is unavoidable and it is one of the main important issues in the forest harvesting. Trees damage may occur in felling and skidding work phase or during skid trail construction.
Mousavi Mirkala, R.
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The effect of mosses on the relocation of SOC and total N due to soil erosion and percolation in a disturbed temperate forest

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Forests cover one-third of the global land and are important components of carbon and nitrogen cycling. Anthropogenic disturbances, such as forest road systems or skid trails for timber harvesting, can dramatically change the nutrient cycling in these ...
Corinna Gall, Martin Nebel, Thomas Scholten, Steffen Seitz   +3 more
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Opportunities for developing mountain biking in the Municipality of Bohinj

Acta Geographica Slovenica, 2015
Due to the relatively short travel distances between places, a wide variety of natural and cultural sites in the area, the well-preserved environment, and a large number of forest roads, skid trails, field trails, and hiking trails through the mountains,
Katarina Polajnar Horvat, Urška Drofenik   +1 more
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Recovery of soil bulk density, porosity and rutting from ground skidding over a 20-year period after timber harvesting in Iran

Silva Fennica, 2012
Ground-based skidding can have detrimental effects on soil properties trough soil profile disturbance and compaction that can persist for decades. We investigated the recovery of physical properties of disturbed brown soils on four abandoned downhill ...
Ezzati, Sattar, Najafi, Akbar, Rab, M., Zenner, Eric   +3 more
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Effects of Skid Trail Slope and Ground Skidding on Soil Disturbance

Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2010
The effects of traffic frequency and skid trail slope on dry bulk density, litter mass and rutting are examined. Treatments included a combination of four different traffic frequencies (3, 7, 14, and 20 passes of a rubber skidder) and three levels of slope ( 20%.) The results showed that dry bulk density, rut depth and soil displacement increased with ...
openaire   +1 more source