DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Timber is harvested from national forests by government resource managers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Clearcutting is an extreme logging method in which resilient natural forests are harvested and replaced with man-made tree plantations that do not replicate the ecosystem services of a healthy forest. Since 1997, over 1 million acres in California have been decimated by clearcutting and related logging practices.

Detailed explanation-3: -Forests provide wood, timber, raw materials, vegetables, and fruits, which have significant economic value. The timber is used in construction and making furniture. Wood is also essential in the production of paper. The rubber extracted from trees is used to make several products.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tropical forests have the highest biodiversity and primary productivity of any of the terrestrial biomes.