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Original Article

Productivity and cost analysis of cable yarding operations in flat terrain in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland

Janine SchweierResearch Group Sustainable Forestry, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marc WerderResearch Group Sustainable Forestry, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Leo G. BontResearch Group Sustainable Forestry, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2548-7671
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Received 05 Oct 2023, Accepted 15 Mar 2024, Published online: 10 Apr 2024

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