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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > forestry > forest mensuration > site index
Forestry, Wildland Management > forestry > forest mensuration > site index
Preferred Term:

site index

Definition:
A measure of site class based upon the height of the dominant trees in a stand at an arbitrarily chosen age, most commonly at 50 years in the East and 100 years in the West.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
forest mensuration
Entry Terms:
  • site indices
  • SI (site index)
  • site class assessment
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/210118
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