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Forestry Activities that Forest Rangers Give
Priority to in Seasonal Terms
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Aegean Forest Research Institute, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
Submission date: 2019-08-08
Final revision date: 2019-10-11
Acceptance date: 2019-10-15
Online publication date: 2020-03-27
Publication date: 2020-05-12
Corresponding author
İsmail Şafak
Deputy Director of the Institute, Aegean Forest Research Institute, Urla, Izmir-Turkey, Turkey
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(5):3467-3473
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Forest engineers and forest rangers fulfill the forest management activities considering the principle
of efficiency and sustainability in Turkey. Forestry activities that forest rangers prioritized for each
season were questioned in the study in accordance with the purpose of forest enterprises. The study
was carried out in the Denizli Forest Enterprise Directorate in Turkey. The seasonal priority value of
each activity performed in forestry departments was determined by the ranking technique. The ranking
of most prioritized forestry activities on a seasonal basis was determined using the linear combination
technique. As a result of analysis, the forestation, silviculture, production and marketing activities are
given the highest priority in autumn, winter and spring seasons by forest rangers. Also, the activities
of combating forest fires are given the highest priority during the summer season. The least priority is
usually given to the activities in the non-wood forest products and services department. As a result,
forest rangers’ priorities for forestry activities differ according to the seasons.