Download or read book Harvesting Operations in the Tropics written by John Sessions and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-01-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together information on harvest methods, system productivity, and methods for conducting safe, efficient, and environmentally acceptable operations in tropical forests. It highlights the challenges of harvest operations in the tropics, includes techniques that have been shown to be successful, and discusses newer technologies. Numerical examples are provided to provide clarity for interpreting graphs, procedures, and formulas.