FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
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Question
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The main purpose of thinning in western Oregon is
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reduce crowding
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produce timber revenue
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create wildlife habitat
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encourage recreation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Removal of flowers or young fruit (thinning) is done to permit the remaining fruits to grow more rapidly and to prevent development of such a large crop that the plant is unable to flower and set a commercial crop the following year.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ordinary thinning is the most commonly used thinning practice in forestry. It is most for light demander species. This method of thinning is useful and may be economically applied in species and areas where small size timber has a market.
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