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Detailed explanation-1: -Both timber-harvesting methods mean cutting only certain wood. Selective cutting harvesting style brings the best returns. However, selection cutting removes the stand partially with a proper ecosystem balance and forest health in mind, while in the first logging method, only the highest-quality timber is felled.

Detailed explanation-2: -Selective logging is the removal of selected trees within a forest based on criteria such as diameter, height or species. Remaining trees are left in the stand, as opposed to clearcutting where all trees are felled. This intervention is similar to several others that involve harvesting some, but not all, trees.

Detailed explanation-3: -To maintain or improve the health and productivity of a forest and to achieve the landowner’s objectives for the property, foresters use a number of management techniques, including harvesting, prescribed burning and reforestation.