Soil loss and displacement by heavy equipment in forest road subgrading projects

Parsakhoo, Aidin; Hosseini, Seyed Ataollah; Lotfalian, Majid; Jalilvand, H.

doi:10.1016/s1001-6279(09)60029-9

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“…Skid trails are temporary vehicle pathways usually used for timber transportation to access roads or a concentration area. Forest roads and skid trails play an important role in rural development, providing wood transportation networks and recreational activities (Parsakhoo et al, 2009), but they can also have negative impacts on ecosystems (Dong et al, 2012). The construction and use of roads can lead to soil losses from the road bed and nearby slopes as well as sediment accumulation in forest basins (Aruga et al, 2005;Jones et al, 2000).…”

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“…Road construction removes forest vegetation, disturbs the forest floor, and damages soil structure, which impressively increases soil loss (Parsakhoo et al, 2009). The severity of impacts is related to slope gradient (Dyrness, 1965;Qinsen and Shuren, 1994), vegetation cover (Cerdà, 2007;Lee et al, 2013), mechanical pressure (Battiato et al, 2013), seasonality and rainfall intensity , soil texture and moisture content at the time of construction (Croke et al, 2001;Gokturk et al, 2006;Pinard et al, 2000;Swift, 1984).…”

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Impact of different parts of skid trails on runoff and soil erosion in the Hyrcanian forest (northern Iran)

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Impact of different parts of skid trails on runoff and soil erosion in the Hyrcanian forest (northern Iran)

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“…Moreover, erosion has been observed to be caused by surface conditions, such as fortified and unfortified surfaces (Jordán and Martínez-Zavala, 2008;Zemke, 2016). The resulting removal of ground cover and compaction increases the risk to erosion (Notcliff et al, 1990;Parsakhoo et al, 2009;Elliot, 2013;Wenger et al, 2018). Furthermore, according to Kastridis (2020), unpaved roads increase the erosion risk potential ability than undisturbed forests, grasslands, and agricultural lands.…”

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Assessment of Soil Erosion Potential From the Disturbed Surface of Skid Trails in Small Shovel Harvesting System

Lee

Eu²,

Li³

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Forest roads, haul roads, and especially skid trails have been associated with sedimentation and soil erosion risk. Despite the widespread small shovel harvesting system on steep terrains in South Korea, the subsequent risks of deep (rut depth >5 cm) and compact disturbances, and erosion rates in skid trails are largely unknown. Therefore, the main objectives of this study were to compare the soil erosion rate in each skid trail and predict the total soil erosion rate in a small shovel harvesting area. The soil erosion rate was measured at the plot scale (5 × 3 m) in different skid trail parts (bladed skid trail by small-shovel loader passage, BT; and compacted skid trail CT by carrier passage with construction by a small-shovel loader) using a silt fence experiment. In addition, we investigated the applicability of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model to each disturbance. Among all disturbances, the highest erosion rate (average value of 9.13 ± 0.96 kg m−2 4 months−1) was because of CT. The model predictions were over- and under-estimated and showed particularly poor performance where uncovered soil was exposed (less than 1%) to high machine traffic frequency and excavation. Further, the annual soil erosion rates ranged from 11.59 to 28.94 ton ha−1 year−1. The results suggested that the WEPP model could partially validate the soil erosion results, and further research is still required to improve the accuracy of the model.

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“…If a forest road is planned and constructed without considering region erodibility, the engineers would be faced to high cost to solve road sedimentation problem. Road is the main type of transportation system in Hyrcanian forests of Iran (Parsakhoo et al, 2009). Most of these roads traversed through hilly and mountainous areas.…”

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The effects of soil properties and vegetation cover on the sedimentation of forest roads

Parsakhoo¹,

Lotfalian²,

Jalilvand³

2014

J. Soil Sci. Environ. Manage.

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This study was conducted to investigate the interaction of soil properties and vegetation cover on soil loss from forest road prism. Rainfall simulations were carried out on road surface, fillslope and cutslope. Runoff and sediment samples were collected every 4 min and then total soil loss was measured. Samples from top soil were randomly collected for analysis and grouping soil into A, B and C. Results showed that on cutslope, the highest soil loss was detected for soil group B, where sediment concentration in runoff was 21.83 g L -1 and vegetation cover was 0 to 30%. On fillslope, the highest soil loss was detected for soil group C, where sediment concentration in runoff was 18.07 g L -1 and vegetation cover was 10 to 40%. On road surface, the highest soil loss was detected for soil group A, where sediment in runoff was 8.99 g L -1 and vegetation cover was 2 to 5%.

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Soil loss and displacement by heavy equipment in forest road subgrading projects

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

Impact of different parts of skid trails on runoff and soil erosion in the Hyrcanian forest (northern Iran)

Impact of different parts of skid trails on runoff and soil erosion in the Hyrcanian forest (northern Iran)

Assessment of Soil Erosion Potential From the Disturbed Surface of Skid Trails in Small Shovel Harvesting System

The effects of soil properties and vegetation cover on the sedimentation of forest roads

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