Purpose of Review

Logging practices change and evolve over time to accomplish forest management goals considering constraints related to physical feasibility, economics, and social acceptability. Relative to its size New Zealand has a large and productive plantation forest estate and a well-established forest industry. In recent years, New Zealand has undergone significant changes to its timber harvesting methods, especially on steep terrain. The purpose of this paper is to qualify and quantify some of the changes in New Zealand cable logging practices over the last decade and discuss the impact of these changes.

Recent Findings

There has been an increase in the volume of wood harvested in New Zealand and the proportion which is harvested from steep terrain. The need to improve safety, productivity, and costs associated with steep terrain harvesting has led to the development and implementation of new mechanized equipment and systems.

Summary

Technological innovation has led to increased mechanization in many aspects of cable logging. While mechanization has in many cases improved aspects of safety and productivity, there are new challenges surfacing in the industry that will require another step change in harvesting systems.

中文翻译：

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新西兰电缆测井2008–2018：一个变化的时期

审查目的

考虑到与物理可行性，经济性和社会可接受性相关的限制，伐木方式会随着时间的变化而变化，以实现森林管理目标。相对于其规模，新西兰拥有大型的生产性人工林和成熟的林业。近年来，新西兰的木材采伐方法发生了重大变化，尤其是在陡峭的地形上。本文的目的是对过去十年来新西兰电缆测井实践中的一些变化进行鉴定和量化，并讨论这些变化的影响。

最近的发现

新西兰采伐的木材数量和从陡峭地形收获的木材比例都有所增加。与陡峭的地形收获相关的提高安全性，生产率和成本的需求导致了新的机械化设备和系统的开发和实施。

概要

技术创新导致电缆测井的许多方面机械化程度提高。尽管机械化在许多情况下改善了安全性和生产率，但行业中仍面临着新的挑战，这将要求对收割系统进行进一步的调整。