Economical assessment of forest harvesting damages to residual stand

Reducing the impact of harvesting on residual stand and regeneration is very important considering the application of close-to-nature forestry for Hyrcanian forest management and the low cutting volume distribution in this method. This research was carried out in two compartments no. 317 and 320 in Gorazbon district, Kheyrud forest, Nowshar, Iran. The objectives of this study were to determine the amount of damages on residual stand and express monetary cost of the damages in order to create incentives to better forest resources management in order to preserve these valuable resources. Considering the results of all felling areas in sample plots showed that most damages were on trees with DBH