Revolutionizing beech coppice thinning for efficient forest management.
Researchers studied different thinning methods in beech coppice stands to improve efficiency. They analyzed schematic, selection, and combined methods with variations in crosscutting and gathering line width. The felling and crosscutting techniques used were whole tree or log method, with a specific work organization. By choosing the right tree felling direction, manual collection of wood material was made easier, leading to a more rational thinning process.