FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
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Question
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Which method of timber harvesting is likely to be the most costly for a timber company?
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Clear-cutting
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Seed-tree approach
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Shelterwood approach
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Selection system
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Clearcutting is an economical and ecologically viable way to reduce the negative effects of natural catastrophes at the same time accommodating the ecological requirements of these kinds of forest types.
Detailed explanation-2: -Single-Tree Selection This approach is the most intensive among major methods of timber harvesting. It involves the removal of individual mature, low-quality, or competing trees. Among the advantages is constant wood production.
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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