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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Forestry, Wildland Management > forest engineering > logging > salvage logging
Fields of Study > engineering > forest engineering > logging > salvage logging
Research, Technology, Methods > engineering > forest engineering > logging > salvage logging
Preferred Term:

salvage logging

Definition:
Cutting primarily to utilize dead and downed material and scattered poor-risk trees that will not be merchantable if left in the stand until the next scheduled cut.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
logging
Entry Terms:
  • timber salvage
  • salvage timber
  • salvage harvesting
  • salvage cutting
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/199370
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RDF/XMLCreated 2013-05-14, last modified 2013-12-06
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