Publications and references

Proceedings -  Scientific Journals – Journal Articles – Textbooks, Monographies

ARZBERGER U., GRIMOLDI M. (editors). 2001. FAO/ECE/ILO Workshop “New trends in wood harvesting with cable systems for sustainable forest management in the mountains”. June 18-21, Ossiach, Austria. Contact: Forest Harvesting, Trade and Marketing Branch, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Roma, Italy [Electronic ordering: printable PDF file (free) at http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/Y9351E/Y9351E00.HTM]

SCHIESS P., KROGSTAD F. (editors). 2001. The International Mountain Logging and 11th Pacific Northwest Skyline Symposium. 10-12 December, Seattle, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle [Electronic ordering: printable PDF file and presentation (free) at http://depts.washington.edu/sky2001/]

ROBEK R., ARZBERGER U. (editors). 2003. FAO/ECE/ILO Workshop “Forest operation improvements in farm forests”. September 9-14, Logarska Dolina, Slovenia. Contact: Forest Products Service, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Roma, Italy

NELSON J., CLARK M. (editors) 2004. Joint Conference of IUFRO 3.06 Forest Operations under Mountainous Conditions and the 12nd International Mountain Logging Conference. June 13-16. Vancouver, British Columbia, University of British Columbia Contact: Dr. John Nelson, Skyline Symposium Co-Chair, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

MEDVED M., KOSIR B. (editors). 2004. International Symposium Cable Yarding Suitable for Sustainable Forest Management. September 23, Idrija, Slovenia. Contact: Gozdarski institut Slovenije, Vecna pot 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

SESSIONS J., HAVILL, Y. (editors). 2007. The International Mountain Logging and 13th Pacific Northwest Skyline Symposium. April 1-6. Oregon State University: Corvallis, Oregon. Contact: Dr. Loren Kellogg, Skyline Symposium Chair, Lemetta Professor of Forest Engineering, Department of Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA

STAMPFER K., VISSER R., STEINMUELLER T. (editors). 2007. Austro2007/FORMEC´07 Meeting. October 7-11, Vienna, Austria, Contact: Department of Forest- and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Peter Jordan Strasse. 82, A-1190 Vienna, Austria

SKURAI R. (editor) 2008. IUFRO All Division 3 Conference. June 15-20, Sapporo, Japan, (being printed), Contact: Rin Sakurai, Lab. of Forest Utilization, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan

SKOUPY A., MACHAL P., MARECEK L. (editors). 2008. FORTECHENVI 2008. 3rd International Scientific Conference. May 26-30, Prague, Czech Republic. Contact: Mendelova Zemedelska a Lesnicka univerzita, Zemědělská 1/1665, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

KWF (editor). 2008. FORMEC 2008. 41st International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization. June 2-5, Schmallenberg, Germany. Contact: Kuratorium fur Waldarbeit un Forsttechnik, Spremberger Strasse 1, D-64823 Gro Umstadt, Germany

ROBEK R., CAVALLI R. (editors). 2008. FAO/ECE/ILO Seminar on Infrastructure and Transport in Sustainable Managed Forests. October 21-26, Portorose, Slovenia. Contact: Gozdarski institut Slovenije, Vecna pot 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

GIAMETTA G., ZIMBALATTI G. (editors). 2009. IUFRO Workshop “Forestry utilization in mediterranean countries with particularly respect to sloping areas. June 17-19, Reggio Calabria, Italy. Contact: University of Reggio Calabria – Dept. DISTAFA, Località Feo, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy

PRKNOVA H. (editor). 2009. FORMEC 2009. 42nd International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization. June 21-24, Kostelec nad Cernymi Iesy, Czech Republic. Contact: Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Kamycka 1176, Praha 6 – Suchdol, 165 21, Czech Republic

CAVALLI R., GRIGOLATO S. (editors). 2010. FORMEC 2010. 43rd International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization. July 11-14, Padua, Italy. Contact: University of Padua – Dept. Te.S.A.F., Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy [Electronic ordering: printable html pages at http://www.tesaf.unipd.it/formec2010/01Proceedings.htm]

STAMPFER K., KANZIAN C., ROTTENSTEINER C., HOLZLEITHNER F., PERTLIK E., BOHRN G., PUTZ G., LEITNER T., BERKETT H. and KÜHMAIER M. (editors). 2011. FORMEC 2011. 44th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization. October 9 – 13, Graz, Austria. Contact: FORMEC [http://formec.boku.ac.at/] [Electronic ordering: printable .pdf pages at http://formec.boku.ac.at/archive/48-graz-2011/98-proceedings-and-presentations-2011.html]

Scientific Journals

• Mountain Research and Development [http://www.mrd-journal.org/]

Journal Articles

ACAR H.H., YOSHIMURA T. (2006). Productivity and work loads of natural forest harvesting in Turkey. Journal Nova Mechanizacija Sumarstva 26: 173-176

CAVALLI R., LUBELLO D. 2006. Firewood cable yarding on steep terrain in alpine conditions. In: FORMEC 2006 39th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization. Sofia, 24-28 September, Sofia: Forest Research Institute, 144-152 p.

DREWS E.S., HARTSOUGH B.R., DOYAL J.A., KELLOG L.D. 2001. Harvester-forwarder and harvester-yarder systems for fuel reduction treatments. International Journal of Forestry Engineering 12: 81-91

GHAFFARIAN M.R., STAMPFER K., SESSIONS J. 2010. Optimal road spacing of cable yarding using tower yarder in Southern Austria. European Journal of Forest Research 129: 409-416

HOSSEINI S.M., MADJNONIAN B., NIEUWENHUIS M. 2000. Damage to natural regeneration in the Hyrcanian forests of Iran: a comparison of two typical timber extraction operations. International Journal of Forestry Engineering 11: 69-73

KANZIAN C., STAMPFER K. 2003. Montage und Demontage von Seilanlagen. Österreichische Forstzeitung. Arbeit im Wald. 114: 1-3

KATO A., SCHIESS P. 2007. LIDAR-derived tree parameters for optimal cable logging system design. In: Sessions J., Havill Y. (editors). The International Mountain Logging and 13th Pacific Northwest Skyline Symposium. April 1-6. Oregon State University: Corvallis, OR.

LYONS C.K. 2008. Considering cable stretch in logging applications. International Journal of Forestry Engineering 19: 29-35

OZTURK T. and SENTURK N. 2006. Extraction of spruce timber by Gantner cable crane from selective forests of Artvin region. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering. 27: 59-66.


PILKERTON S.J., GARLAND J.J., SESSIONS J., STRINHAM B. 2001. The future of cable logging. In: Schiess P, Krogstad F. eds. The International Mountain Logging and 11th Pacific Northwest Skyline Symposium. College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 37-47 p.

PYLES M.R., LYONS M. 2001. Analysis of unguyed spar tree. International Journal of Forestry Engineering 12: 11-17

SARAVI A.A., LYONS K. 2004. Finite element modeling of guyed backspars in cable logging. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34: 817-828

SPINELLI R., HARTSOUGH B.R. 2006. Thinning trials with a dedicated steep-terrain harvester. Journal Nova Mechanizacija Sumarstva. 26 (Special Issues): 45-51.

STAMPFER K., LEITNER T., VISSER R. 2010. Efficiency and ergonomic benefits of using radio controlled chockers in cable yarding. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering 31: 1-9

STAMPFER K, VISSER R., KANZIAN C. 2006. Cable corridor installation times for european yarders. International Journal of Forestry Engineering 17: 71-77

STEINMULLER T., STAMPFER K. 2000. Seilrückung nach harvester – Produktivität und Bestandesschäden. Österreichische Forstzeitung. Arbeit im Wald. 111: Seite 6

SULLMAN M.J.M., KIRK P.M. 2001. Harvesting wind damage trees: a study of the safety implicationsfor fallers and choker setters. International Journal of Forestry Engineering 12: 67-77

TOMASIC Z., SUSNJAR M., HORVAT D., PANDUR Z. (2009). Forces affecting timber skidding. Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering 3: 127-139

TORGERSEN H., LISLAND T. 2002. Excavator-based cable logging and processing system: a norwegian case study. International Journal of Forestry Engineering 13: 11-16

TORGERSEN H. 2000. Endurance of compacted steel wire ropes. International Journal of Forestry Engineering 11: 43-49

TORGERSEN H. 2002. Service life of compacted steel wire ropes on varying block sheave diameters. International Journal of Forestry Engineering 13: 51-56

VISSER R., TROPPMANN B., PERTLIK E. 2003. Forces in wire rope slings used to prevent log loss on steep slopes. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 19: 85-88.

Textbooks, Monographies

SAMSET I. 1985. Winch and cable systems. Dordrecht: Nijhoff/Junk. 539 S. p.

FAO. 1996. FAO model code of forest harvesting practice [http://www.fao.org/docrep/V6530E/V6530E00.htm]

HEINIMANN H.R. 2000. Forest operations under mountainous conditions. Forest In Sustainable Mountain Development. Oxford, UK: Mountain Regions and Conservation Programme, Environmental Change Institute. p. 624.

GHAFFARIYAN M. R., ACUNA M., ACKERMAN P. 2012. Review of new ground-based technologies for steep terrain. CRC Bulletin n. 21. p. 5