Selective logging applied in tropical forests is based on one universal criterion: a minimum diameter cutting limit for all commercial timber species. Minimum diameter cutting limits in mixed dipterocarp forests of the Malesia region lead to high felling intensities (10–20+ trees per hectare). Su...
In East Kalimantan (Indonesia), impacts of conventional and reduced-impact logging (RIL) on forest ecosystems were compared on the basis of pre- and post-harvesting stand inventories. There was a positive and significant correlation between the proportion of trees damaged by felling and the densi...
Sist, P.
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Nolan, T.
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Bertault, J.G.
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Dykstra, D.P.
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[Harvesting intensity versus sustainability in Indonesia]
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Harvesting intensity versus sustainability in Indonesia
Reduced-impact logging (RIL) and conventional techniques (CNV) were compared in a mixed dipterocarp hill forest in Malinau, East Kalimantan. Damage was evaluated using pre- and post-harvesting assessments in 24 one-hectare sample plots. RIL techniques nearly halved the number of trees destroyed (...
Sist, P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Kartawinata, K.
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Priyadi, H.
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[Research on logging: reduced-impact logging in Indonesian Borneo: some results confirming the need for new silvicultural prescriptions]
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Research on logging: reduced-impact logging in Indonesian Borneo: some results confirming the need for new silvicultural prescriptions