DENDROLOGY

FOREST ECOLOGY

FOREST MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When only some of the tree in a forest are cut at once is called
A
selection system
B
selection Sunday
C
shelterwood selection
D
even aged selection
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: -Examples of Selective harvesting in a sentence Selective harvesting involves felling individual fodder trees using a chainsaw, or selectively pushing individual fodder trees using a tractor or dozer.

Detailed explanation-3: -The coppice selection system is a silvicultural system based on the principle of the selection system. · Under this system, fellings are carried out after carefully selecting the trees on several considerations. · Regeneration is obtained mainly by stool coppice shoots.

Detailed explanation-4: -Planned harvesting is a method of forest conservation. In this method, some of the trees in an area are cut. The trees that are left uncut help in the prevention of soil erosion. Moreover, these trees also produce seeds, which allow the growth of new trees.

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