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Steep terrain forest operations – challenges, technology development, current implementation, and future opportunities

Raffaele CavalliDepartment of TESAF, University of Padova, Legnaro, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dzhamal AmishevForest Operations, FPInnovations, Vancouver, BC, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-3396
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Pages 175-181 | Received 21 Feb 2018, Accepted 01 Apr 2019, Published online: 18 Apr 2019

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