Shahid Beheshti University Advanced Environmental Sciences 3115-7173 7 1 2009 09 23 Assessment of Forest Harvesting Damage to Residual Stands and Regenerations - a Case Study of Namkhaneh District in Kheyrud Forest Assessment of Forest Harvesting Damage to Residual Stands and Regenerations - a Case Study of Namkhaneh District in Kheyrud Forest 94495 FA Baris Majnounian Department of Forestry and Forest Economics, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran Meghdad Jourgholami Department of Forestry and Forest Economics, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran Mahmoud Zobeiri, Department of Forestry and Forest Economics, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran Jahangir Feghhi Department of Forestry and Forest Economics, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran 0000-0003-2253-5789 Journal Article 2015 05 17 Reducing the impact of harvesting on residual stand and regeneration is very important, considering the use of close-to-nature forestry for Hyrcanian forest management and the low cutting volume distribution of this method. To obtain these objectives, this research was carried out in 220 compartments of Namkhaneh district, in Kheyrud Forest. In order to determine the damage to residual stand and regeneration, 50*50 m systematic sampling with a random start was used. Data of the damage to regeneration and trees were collected in circular plots with 0.01 ha and 0.05 ha after chainsaw tree felling, respectively. Results of the data analysis showed that about 7 % of remaining trees and 23 % of residual regeneration were damaged in the study areas. Also, these researches showed that the amount of damage to the seedlings was smaller than to the small sampling and thicket. Training of tree cutting crews is the most important factor for decreasing residual stand damage after harvesting. The residual stand damage from a cutting operation was studied in an uneven-aged mixed forest to examine the main factors (i.e. tree species, location, size, and type) affecting stand damages. Directional tree felling in a forest stand and using some helping instrument could be useful for decreasing the residual stand damage. Reducing the impact of harvesting on residual stand and regeneration is very important, considering the use of close-to-nature forestry for Hyrcanian forest management and the low cutting volume distribution of this method. To obtain these objectives, this research was carried out in 220 compartments of Namkhaneh district, in Kheyrud Forest. In order to determine the damage to residual stand and regeneration, 50*50 m systematic sampling with a random start was used. Data of the damage to regeneration and trees were collected in circular plots with 0.01 ha and 0.05 ha after chainsaw tree felling, respectively. Results of the data analysis showed that about 7 % of remaining trees and 23 % of residual regeneration were damaged in the study areas. Also, these researches showed that the amount of damage to the seedlings was smaller than to the small sampling and thicket. Training of tree cutting crews is the most important factor for decreasing residual stand damage after harvesting. The residual stand damage from a cutting operation was studied in an uneven-aged mixed forest to examine the main factors (i.e. tree species, location, size, and type) affecting stand damages. Directional tree felling in a forest stand and using some helping instrument could be useful for decreasing the residual stand damage.

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