SELECTION HARVEST
removal of individual or small clusters of trees to manage a forest stand for a mixture of age classes and products. Also known as selection …
removal of individual or small clusters of trees to manage a forest stand for a mixture of age classes and products. Also known as selection …
a grassland with scattered trees or clumps of trees. Savannas are common to tropical and subtropical regions.
a naturally occurring raw material or form of energy that has the capacity to replenish itself through ecological cycles and sound management practices. The sun, …
a forest that contains a disproportionate percentage of trees of the oldest age class for that forest type. What age category qualifies as “old growth” …
a forest that includes both coniferous and broadleaf trees.
a wetland without trees, and which often has standing water.
soil containing a mixture of clay, silt, sand, and humus. Loam contains a variety of particle sizes, which makes it ideal for most trees and …
the older, harder, nonliving central portion of wood of some trees that is usually darker, denser, less permeable, and more durable than the surrounding sapwood. …
1) a deciduous or broadleaf tree. 2) the wood from such trees.
a large area of land primarily covered with trees as well as the other organisms, soil, water, and air associated with them.