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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > forestry > forest management > even-aged management
Forestry, Wildland Management > forestry > forest management > even-aged management
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resource management > wildlife management > forest management > even-aged management
Preferred Term:

even-aged management

Definition:
The application of a combination of actions that results in the creation of stands in which trees of essentially the same age grow together. The difference in age between trees forming the main canopy level of a stand usually does not exceed 20 percent of the age of the level of a stand at maturity. Regeneration in a particular stand is obtained during a short period at or near the time that a stand has reached the desired age or size for regeneration, and is harvested. Cutting methods producing even-aged stands are clearcut, shelterwood, or seed tree.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
forest management
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • even aged management
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/38821
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2014-07-31