FORESTRY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
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Question
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trees that provide shelter to seedlings are left uncut
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only some mature trees in an area are cut
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only immature trees in an area are cut
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all of the trees in an area are cut
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Detailed explanation-1: -Clear-cutting is a silvicultural system that removes an entire stand of trees from an area of 1 ha or more, and greater than two tree heights in width, in a single harvesting operation (Figure 5). It can be highly profitable.
Detailed explanation-2: -A clearcut is an area of forestland where most of the standing trees are logged at the same time and a few trees remain post-harvest. Forested buffers are left around streams and lakes, and the area is replanted within two years of harvest.
Detailed explanation-3: -unambiguously clear; completely evident; definite: His sale of secrets was a clear-cut example of treachery. of or relating to a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting. a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting. verb (used with object), clear-cut, clear-cut·ting.
Detailed explanation-4: -"Cleaning” and “weeding” are two similar terms referring to the practice of selecting particularly desirable trees in a young stand and removing or killing trees that threaten their survival or development.