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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
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forest plantations
Subject Category
A Farms and Farming Systems
K Forest Science and Forest Products
P Natural Resources, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Definition
Forest stand regenerated artificially either by sowing or planting.
Definition Source
Stokes, Bryce J.; Ashmore, Colin; Rawlins, Cynthia L.; Sirois, Donald L. 1989. Glossary of Terms Used in Timber Harvesting and Forest Engineering. Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-73. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station.
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Broader Term
forest resources
plantation forestry
plantations
Related Term
artificial regeneration
planting density
regeneration surveys
seed orchards
Spanish
plantaciones forestales
Term Number
12610