Factors impacting logging costs: A case study in the Northeast, US

GermainRené,; RegulaJamie,; BickSteven,; ZhangLianjun,

doi:10.5558/tfc2019-005

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“…Moreover, trees with high diameters were discovered to have more volume and vice versa, and those with small diameters were also found to have needed shorter logging time. Germain et. al.…”

Section: Logging Costmentioning

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The role of tropical abandoned land relative to ecological and economic aspects

Karmini

Karyati

Widiati

2020

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The floristic structure and composition of abandoned lands in the tropic have been observed to be changing dynamically during the succession process. This is mostly because they are not utilized maximally, therefore, there is a need to assess the economic and ecological impacts of this land abandonment in tropical areas. This study was conducted to determine the ecological aspects of standstructure, floristic composition, and species diversity and analyze the economic aspects of standing trees in tropical abandoned land. The vegetation containing woody trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) of > 5 cm were surveyed at six subplots sized 20 m × 20 m. The economic parameters were evaluated using data of log price, logging cost, profit margin, and stumpage value of standing trees in the study plot and a total of 126 trees including 26 species of 25 genera of 18 families were recorded. The most common species found were Macaranga tanarius with 50.60%, Bridelia glauca with 49.13%, and Pterospermum javanicum with 29.05% based on Importance Value Index (IVi). Moreover, the diversity, dominance, evenness, and richness indices were 1.23, 0.09, 0.87, and 5.17 respectively while the total log price at the abandoned land was 1,462.02 USD m-3 with an average value of 56.23USD m-3. The total and mean values of logging costs were 1,212.24USD ha-1 and 46.62USD ha-1, respectively while the total profit margin of log selling was USD337.39m-3 at maximum with an average of 12.98 USD m-3. Furthermore, the average stumpage value was 83.05 USD ha-1 while the total was calculated to be 2,159.36 USD ha-1.These findings showed the utilization of abandoned lands with respect to ecology and economic aspects has the ability to increase community welfare and support the implementation of developmental programs in the country.

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“…Moreover, trees with high diameters were discovered to have more volume and vice versa, and those with small diameters were also found to have needed shorter logging time. Germain et. al.…”

Section: Logging Costmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of tropical abandoned land relative to ecological and economic aspects

Karmini

Karyati

Widiati

2020

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“…Likewise, the majority of respondents (69%) completed high school Forests 2023, 14, 1695 6 of 14 but did not complete a college degree. Other studies have noted the lack of formal education in the logging industry, with most knowledge originating from on-site experience [36]. The obtained level of education could explain the lack of use of more advanced technology from respondents, with only 36% using computer mapping, 42% using GPS technology, 12% not using email, and 23% not using the Internet as part of their business (Figure 4).…”

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Characteristics and Concerns of Logging Businesses in the Southeastern United States: Results from a State-Wide Survey from Alabama

Bowman,

Jeffers,

Naka

2023

Forests

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A mail survey of Alabama logging firms was conducted in collaboration with the Alabama Loggers Council (ALC) in the spring of 2023 to gather data for current and future assessments of the logging industry’s status and challenges. The response rate was 23.02% after two mailings. The average age of the business respondents was 56 and the average age of employees was 48. About 35% of owners expected to exit the industry within five years, with one-third of those reporting that their business would cease to operate. Most owners who plan to continue operating after five years expect to maintain the same production level. The primary challenges facing logging businesses are increasing operating and equipment costs, the lack of labor and truck drivers, and mill issues (including quotas, shutdowns, and slow operations). COVID-19 has had some effects on Alabama logging operations, including reducing production for a majority of businesses.

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“…The second hypothesis is that AT is also able to reduce GHG emissions in comparison to TT. By increasing the retrieved timber amount and being localized in a less scattered way, a decrease in the time needed is indeed expected, mostly for bunching and extraction operations, considering that the extracted timber amount and bunching/extraction distance are among the most important influencing factors for work productivity and related harvesting costs [27,30,31]. As well as increased work productivity, for the same machinery, it can lead to reduced pollutant emissions, as a consequence of the lower time needed for the operations [32].…”

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Work Productivity, Costs and Environmental Impacts of Two Thinning Methods in Italian Beech High Forests

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In the Mediterranean area, the most common management of beech forests relies on the shelterwood system. However, more effort has been put into developing alternative silvicultural treatments to enhance the forests’ capacity to provide the higher ecosystem services. The crop-tree management system seems to perform well, particularly under the economic point of view. Moreover, it can provide higher quality timber from thinning interventions which are carried out before the end of the rotation period. However, very few articles have been found in the literature dealing with evaluation of the economic and environmental performance of the alternative thinning method based on crop-tree management (AT) in comparison to the traditional thinning from below typical of the shelterwood system (TT). Therefore, three study areas in Italy were selected to assess working productivity, costs and GHG emissions associated with the two methods. In the study areas with the application of mechanized extraction systems, AT showed higher work productivity and lower costs than TT, whereas GHG emissions reduction by AT was observed only in one of the three study areas. There was not significant improvement related to AT application when using animals for extraction operations. AT was more economically sustainable for thinning interventions in beech high forests, but the reduction of GHG emissions was not as effective as in TT. Crop-tree management proved to be a suitable option to be applied in beech forest stands, although further studies should focus on the overall rotation cycle and include the evaluation of impacts on productivity of a higher presence of saplings expected after crop-tree intervention.

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Factors impacting logging costs: A case study in the Northeast, US

Cited by 19 publications

References 14 publications

The role of tropical abandoned land relative to ecological and economic aspects

The role of tropical abandoned land relative to ecological and economic aspects

Characteristics and Concerns of Logging Businesses in the Southeastern United States: Results from a State-Wide Survey from Alabama

Work Productivity, Costs and Environmental Impacts of Two Thinning Methods in Italian Beech High Forests

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