FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
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Question
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____ only logging the most mature trees in the area
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Selective cutting
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Shelterwood cutting
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Clear cutting
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Agroforestry
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Selective logging (or cutting) is a timber-harvesting method to fell the chosen trees. The method implies removing only the best timber and leaving the rest in the stand, this is why selective cutting has higher productivity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shelterwood cutting-removing all mature trees in a few cuttings over a period of ten years. Selective cutting-removing only mature trees individually or in small groups.
Detailed explanation-3: -Logging, or commercial logging, involves cutting trees for sale as timber or pulp. The timber is used to build homes, furniture, etc and the pulp is used to make paper and paper products.
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