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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental management
  4. environmental protection
  5. ecological restoration
  6. forest restoration
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental management
  4. environmental protection
  5. ecological restoration
  6. forest restoration

Preferred term

forest restoration

Type

  • Topic

Definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • amelioration of forest sites
  • forest ecosystem restoration
  • forest landscape restoration
  • forest lands restoration
  • forest rehabilitation

Scope note

  • Use for activities that repair and restore ecological functions of forests so that the restored forest ecosystem will match, as closely as possible, that of the original forest; for renewal of a tree crop in a commercial or private forest, USE forest regeneration; for restocking an area with forest trees, USE reforestation.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/138193

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