Environmental impacts of forest road construction on mountainous terrain

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作者：
Erhan Caliskan
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[1] Karadeniz Technical University,Faculty of Forestry
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Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering | / 10卷
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Environmental impacts; Forest road construction; Buldozer; Excavator; Mountainous terrain;
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Forest roads are the base infrastructure foundation of forestry operations. These roads entail a complex engineering effort because they can cause substantial environmental damage to forests and include a high-cost construction. This study was carried out in four sample sites of Giresun, Trabzon(2) and Artvin Forest Directorate, which is in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The areas have both steep terrain (30-50% gradient) and very steep terrain (51-80% gradient). Bulldozers and hydraulic excavators were determined to be the main machines for forest road construction, causing environmental damage and cross sections in mountainous areas.
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