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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary

U.S. Department of Agriculture

forest thinning

Subject Category: F Plant Science and Plant Products; K Forest Science and Forest Products
Definition: The silvicultural practice of removing excess, diseased or poor quality trees and underbrush to improve the growth, health and value of the standing timber crop.
Definition Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
RDF/XML Format:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41208.rdf
Persistent URI:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41208
Used For: thinning (in forests)
Broader Term: silvicultural practices; thinning (plants)
Related Term: slash; stand density; tree release
Spanish: raleo forestal
Term Number: 41208

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