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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > forestry > silviculture > silvicultural systems > high forest systems > clearcutting > strip cutting
Forestry, Wildland Management > forestry > silviculture > silvicultural systems > high forest systems > clearcutting > strip cutting
Preferred Term:

strip cutting

Definition:
A clearcutting system variation in which the logging operation removes all merchantable timber from areas that run through a stand and are usually of a width equal to one or two times the general stand height.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
clearcutting
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • strip felling
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/305817
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-07-26, last modified 2017-11-10