DENDROLOGY

FOREST ECOLOGY

FOREST MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of harvest cutting results in an all-aged forest that produces income and better long-term yield?
A
selective
B
shelterwood
C
clear
D
coppice
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Selection cutting, also known as selection system, is the silvicultural practice of harvesting trees in a way that moves a forest stand towards an uneven-aged or all-aged condition, or ‘structure’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Text Solution. The practice of removing individual plants or small groups of plants leaves, other plants standing to anchor the soil is called selective harvesting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Selection Systems Selection systems, in contrast, result in uneven-aged stands of regrown trees. In a selection system, only some of the trees in a forest are cut at once.

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