Gumus Selcuk, Acar H Hulusi, Toksoy Devlet
Faculty of Forestry, Forest Engineering Department, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey.
Environ Monit Assess. 2008 Jul;142(1-3):109-16. doi: 10.1007/s10661-007-9912-y. Epub 2007 Sep 15.
Forest management today has to meet a number of objectives. Planning of multi-functional forest road networks is one essential for meeting the aims of the sustainable forest concept. Road construction damages the natural environment unless it is carefully thought out. As forest engineers we have to consider the protection of nature when designing forest roads. With this aim in mind, a new network planning approach was developed for wood-harvesting. A geographical information system (GIS) was used to evaluate the data and planning process. The new forest road network plan for Catak Forest District constituted the addition of a new 16-road segment, total length 59.067 km, to the existing road network plan, for the purpose of wood-harvesting operations. Forest road density value was determined as 22.8 m/ha: the opening-up rate of the area was increased to 77.8% and the opening-up rate of the existing stand value was increased to 94.3% after close examination. 90.2% of roads were planned for the forest areas where there is likely to be minimal negative environmental impact.
如今，森林管理必须实现多个目标。规划多功能森林道路网络是实现可持续森林理念目标的关键之一。除非经过精心规划，否则道路建设会破坏自然环境。作为森林工程师，我们在设计森林道路时必须考虑自然保护。出于这一目的，我们为木材采伐开发了一种新的网络规划方法。利用地理信息系统（GIS）来评估数据和规划过程。为了进行木材采伐作业，卡塔克森林区的新森林道路网络规划在现有道路网络规划基础上新增了16条路段，总长度为59.067公里。经仔细测算，森林道路密度值确定为22.8米/公顷：该区域的开发率提高到77.8%，现有林分的开发率提高到94.3%。90.2%的道路规划在对环境负面影响可能最小的林区。
