A5004391843- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Forest Management and Policy
- Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Landslides and related hazards
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Forest ecology and management
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Nuclear and radioactivity studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Plant responses to water stress
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
University of Florence
2015-2024
Innova (Italy)
2023
A well-planned forest road network is essential for meeting the goal of sustainable management. Forest roads play a key role in commercial purposes, fire prevention, and recreational activities. The aim this work was to apply precision forestry analysis two ownerships Tuscany. proposal formulated based on information obtained regarding future construction. This takes into consideration technical effectiveness environmental sustainability, with particular attention paid low-impact logging....
Wildfires are an increasingly alarming phenomenon that affects forests and agroecosystems, generating several cascade effects among which soil erosion is one of the most deleterious.A robust body databased evidence on post-fire sediment yield at watershed scale is, thus, required, especially when dealing with areas where wildfires particularly frequent, such as Mediterranean basin.This study analyzes impact first rains after a large wildfire in terms area, Pisan Mountains, central Italy.Here...
Damage to forest soil caused by vehicle traffic mainly consists of compaction, displacement, and rut formation. Severity the damage depends on mass, weight carried loads, ground morphology, properties, such as moisture. This paper investigates impacts two types vehicles (tracked or wheeled tractor), intensities (one five skidding cycles) moisture (24% 13% weight) compaction a loam textured in mixed conifer stand central Italy. Changes porosity, bulk density, shear penetration resistances...
Abstract. Modeling and assessing the factors that drive forest fire ignitions is critical for prevention sustainable ecosystem management. In southern Europe, anthropogenic component of wildland especially relevant. Alps, however, role as a disturbance regimes in grassland ecosystems poorly known. The aim this work to model probability ignition an Alpine region Italy using regional wildfire archive (1995–2009) MaxEnt modeling. We analyzed separately (i) winter fires, (ii) fires on grasslands...
In many activities, chainsaw users are exposed to the risk of injuries and several other hazard factors that may cause health problems. fact, environmental working conditions when using chainsaws result in workers’ exposure hazards such as noise, vibration, exhaust gases, wood dust. Repeated or continuous these unfavourable can lead occupational diseases become apparent after a certain period time has elapsed. Since use electric tools is increasing forestry, present research aims evaluate...
In 1999, the European Union proclaimed hardwood dust carcinogenic based on classification of International Agency for Research Cancer (IARC) issued in 1995. The operational exposure limit (OEL) inhalable wood has been set to 5 mg m-3 by EU directives, though different countries OEL ranges from 1 m-3. objective this study was determine forest workers chainsaw cutting and processing suggest possible countermeasures. took into consideration silvicultural treatments (coppice clear cut, conifer...
One of many possible climate change effects in temperate areas is the increase frequency and severity windstorms; thus, fast cost efficient new methods are needed to evaluate wind-induced damages forests. We present a method for assessing windstorm forest landscapes based on two-stage sampling strategy using single-date, post-event airborne laser scanning (ALS) data. ALS data used delineating damaged stands an initial evaluation volume fallen trees. The total trees then estimated...
Abstract Logging operations using heavy machinery effect changes in soil characteristics due to compaction; such conditions can negatively influence seedling development. In stands managed on the basis of close‐to‐nature silviculture or continuous cover forestry, successful establishment natural regeneration after logging is important ensure proper functioning a forest ecosystem, promote recovery, and prevent mitigate land degradation processes (such as erosion, mudflow, waterlogging,...
Abstract Intensive forestry operations may cause soil compaction, plastic disturbances and rutting, which are responsible for undesirable effects on soils, vegetation water bodies. Despite the numerous studies aimed to identify main factors affecting damages, it still remains unclear whether wood extraction methods driving direction (uphill or downhill) affect impacts of forest machines. This research analyses compaction penetration resistance as well rutting from forwarding skidding using...
The expansion of cities is an emerging and critical issue for the future planet. Water one most important resources provided by urban peri-urban landscapes, as it directly or indirectly connected with quality environment life. Santa Cruz de la Sierra leading city in Bolivia (and second Latin America) regard to population growth soil sealing. available mostly from Piraí River basin, expected be totally inadequate support such powerful development. project Aguacruz, which financed Italian...
The use of battery tools is very common in many fields work. In fact, the electric engine and batteries have several advantages over traditional endothermic engines, including low emissions, terms pollutants, vibration noise. this context, chainsaw market started producing models powered by batteries. These machines can be useful forestry, but information on their performance scarce. aim work was to compare performance, cutting times, three Stihl models: MS 220C-B (battery powered), 201 C-M...
In recent years, battery technology has been greatly improved and some types of chainsaws are currently comparable with light-type petrol machines, suggesting their possible introduction into forest operations. this context, the aim study was to test compare performance, in a Douglas-fir thinning, two similar terms weight power, Stihl MS 220 CB battery-powered saw 201 CM petrol-powered saw, measuring working times calculating productivities. The results showed that, within day (about 6 h...
Chainsaw operators are exposed to many hazards that can lead health problems. The two most frequently documented ergonomics threats in the use of chainsaws noise and vibration exposure. Since battery is increasing due growing improvements life power, study aims compare difference terms emission levels following new models chainsaws: battery-powered Stihl MSA 300 petrol-powered MS 261 C-M. Black pine European beech logs were cross-cut order evaluate both results show chainsaws, comparison...
The forestry sector in Italy and throughout Europe is going through a critical period due to ongoing natural anthropological processes, such as climate change the abandonment of rural areas. These processes lead constant fragmentation properties small forest parcels, with direct impacts on management capacity. In this framework, new sustainable methods are being tested shown be good practices oppose decline ecosystems. Their innovative aspects concern introduction form shared circular...
The recent technological development of batteries has allowed the production powerful tools that are also used in forestry operations. For this reason, study aimed to compare performance two latest chainsaw models a conifer clear-cut. examined chainsaws, battery-powered Stihl MSA 300 and petrol-powered MS 261 C-M, have comparable power weight. overall working times were recorded then gross, net felling/processing productivities quantified. Our findings reported day (7.4 h gross time), each...
Abstract. Modelling and assessing the factors that drive forest fire ignitions is critical for prevention sustainable ecosystem management. In southern Europe, anthropogenic component of wildland especially relevant. Alps, however, role as a disturbance regimes in grassland ecosystems poorly known. The aim this work to model probability ignition an alpine region Italy using regional wildfire archive (1995–2009) MaxEnt modeling. We analyzed separately: i) winter fires; ii) fires on grasslands...
The “Valles Cruceños” rural region plays a fundamental role for securing food and other resources the neighboring, fast sprawling, city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia). Due to increasing pressure on its natural resources, is affected by progressive severe environmental degradation, as many regions in South Central America. In this situation, sound policies governance sustainable land management are weak not supported data scientific research outputs. With present study, we aim at...
Wind is a major disturbing agent to European forests and climate change increasing the occurrence of extreme events in last years. On March 5 th 2015, Tuscany region was hit by windstorm that caused extensive damage forest stands. The aim this work present simple methodology map damaged area number volume fallen trees. use remote sensing data particular potentiality Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) discussed study.
Background. Wildfires may cause serious injuries to the anatomical structure of trees that can lead tree death or long-lasting injury recovery, limiting their growth and vitality for several years. Post-fire management involves a wide range measures aimed at recovering restoring burnt areas. Usually, first step is “salvage logging”, i.e., removal irremediably injured trees. The burn severity depends on parameters variable within area. For this reason, in some areas, apparently healthy...
During the night between 4th and 5th of March 2015, Tuscany Region was struck by a dominating northeastern windstorm that caused enormous damages in large part territory urban forest areas. Within monitoring plan carried out LAMMA Consortium, collaboration with Italian Academy Forest Sciences, National Service University Florence, methodology developed to estimate costs for extraction activities damaged wood. The specific aim determine which work planning strategies could beused optimize...