Due to constantly increasing labor prices, forest tending in Slovenia is increasingly reduced. Within the framework of the diploma thesis, a comparison was made between classical selective and situational thinning in a beech stand in the Besnica forestry unit. For this purpose, 10 experimental plots of 400 m2 were established. In the tree marking phase, we conducted a time study, measured the difficulty of the work with a heart rate monitor, and measured the DBH of crop trees and their competitors. During felling, we conducted a time study and assessed the difficulty of the work, while also measuring energy consumption for charging the battery chainsaw. After felling, we checked the growth spaces of the released crop trees. Regarding the difficulty level, we found that the average heart rate was higher in the situational thinning method than in the selective thinning during the tree marking phase, while during harvesting the average heart rate was higher in the selective thinning. In the time analysis, we found that the time required for marking and felling trees was significantly lower in the situational thinning method, as was the energy consumption for electricity.
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