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U.S. Department of Agriculture

silviculture

Subject Category: K Forest Science and Forest Products
Definition: The science, art, and practice of establishing and tending forest stands to produce forest stands with the desired composition, constitution and growth rate.
Definition Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
RDF/XML Format:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41174.rdf
Persistent URI:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41174
USE FOR And Type: silvicultural equipment
Broader Term: forestry
Narrower Term: silvicultural practices; silvicultural systems
Related Term: forest nurseries; foresters; silvicides; tree farms
Spanish: silvicultura
Term Number: 41174

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