Affects of timber logging with forestry machines on soil compaction in Babat-valley, Hungary

Authors

  • Csilla Ficsor Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation and Landscape Management 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1.
  • Csaba Centeri Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation and Landscape Management 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6590-4850
  • Laura Kónya Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation and Landscape Management 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1.
  • Zsuzsanna Gönye Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation and Landscape Management 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1.
  • Ákos Malatinszky Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation and Landscape Management, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1.
  • Zsolt Biró Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation and Landscape Management, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56617/tl.3577

Keywords:

skidding, logging, forestry, soil compaction, soil moisture, forestry machines

Abstract

Forest operations such as skidding/logging cause long-term effects on the environment of the area affected by timber harvesting. Soil compaction and vegetation disturbance – mainly the saplings and the herbaceous plants - are the major concerns during forestry. We examined the impact of a forestry machine on the soil compaction along a skid trail. Altogether 7 quadrats were investigated, each had 2x2 meter extension. The soil penetration resistance and soil moisture were surveyed in the wheel track and between the tracks of the machine, separately in 4 different depths (0–10, 10–20, 20–30, 30–40 cm). Within each quadrats 10 points (5-5 respectively) were randomly selected and measured with a cone penetrometer and throughout electron conductivity of the soil. In the wheel track the soil was strongly compacted (3.85–3.14 MPa) between 0–40 cm. In the opposition of this the biggest penetration resistance was only 1.9 MPa between the tracks of the machine which means a proper soil structure.

Author Biography

  • Csilla Ficsor, Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Nature Conservation and Landscape Management 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1.

    corresponding author
    csilla.ficsor@gmail.com

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Affects of timber logging with forestry machines on soil compaction in Babat-valley, Hungary. (2018). JOURNAL OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY | TÁJÖKÖLÓGIAI LAPOK , 16(1), 53-64. https://doi.org/10.56617/tl.3577

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