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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. forestry
  3. silviculture
  4. silvicultural systems
  5. low forest systems
  6. coppicing
  1. Forestry, Wildland Management
  2. forestry
  3. silviculture
  4. silvicultural systems
  5. low forest systems
  6. coppicing

Preferred term

coppicing

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Sivicultural system in which broad-leaved trees are cut close to the ground to encourage vegetative sprouting of suckers or shoots.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • coppice system

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28960

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